Summary

15.24. As she visits her sister and niece, Sara contemplates how “when something is born, something dies” (164), with conversation revealing that she has had her conversation with Ivik. She fights back her feelings of upset, but her sister knows something is wrong and suggests that she hold the baby. The baby starts to cry and Sara starts to panic, but her sister reassures her and soon both Sara and the baby relax. When the baby seems to smile at Sara, Sara feels intense joy and gratitude. As she says “welcome” to the baby (166), she realizes that the darkness in her is dying, and that “when something dies, something is born. The section ends: “welcomebacktolife.

18.47. Sara wakes up after having fallen asleep with the baby in her arms. Her sister asks if she feels better, and Sara nods. Sara's sister asks whether...