Part 3: Chapters 1-3 Summary

In chapter 1 of part 3, Bruce goes back to his room and prepares for bed. Spotting the box Aunt Margaret has kept for him all these years, Bruce becomes curious to see what she thought was so important to hold onto this time. Bruce opens it and finds two stacks of letters, an envelope filled with pictures, three books, and a college athletic sweater. Bruce realizes this box was not packed by Aunt Margaret but is a box Nola returned to him via Joe Mulder more than forty years before. The sight of the sweater causes Bruce to recall the day he gave it to Nola. In chapter 2 of part 3, Bruce recalls going to the school to pick up his athletic sweater and stopping by to visit his English professor, Bill Binnion. Bill asks Bruce about his future plans, having...