Part 1, Chapter 9 Summary

Liz is able to find Sean parked in his car near the school. She tries to apologize for her behavior, but Sean does not understand how she could go out with someone like Rod Gittens and allow him to manhandle her the way she did. Ultimately, Sean relents and asks Liz to get in his car out of the falling snow. Sean drives silently to the beach, and he reveals that his father must have intercepted Liz's letter. Liz admits that she has missed Sean desperately, and they embrace passionately until Liz breaks it, fearing that she and Sean will go too far.

Sean's frustrations do not improve as he tries to drive the car away from the beach and realizes the car has a flat tire. Liz calls her mother from a phone booth to tell her that she will...