Summary

In Chapter 25, Archie and Rose took showers and tried to relax, but both felt anxious. Archie wondered if he was getting a fever and Rose felt like she needed to do something productive. She decided to make a cake. Ruth, also wishing to accomplish something, began gathering laundry, but she was distracted by thoughts of her grandsons.

In Chapter 26, Amanda asked Clay to fill the bathtubs with water in case the power went out. Clay and Amanda wondered if it would be best for them to return to Brooklyn. G.H. suggested he and Clay try to go back into town the next day. Amanda went to check on Archie, who had fallen asleep. When she woke him, he vomited.

In Chapter 27, the adults rallied around Archie, taking his temperature, giving him Tylenol, and discussing what to do next. Amanda was certain that...