Summary

After a heated argument, LaPointe decides to isolate herself in her room, feeling lost and angry. She realizes that she must leave Brandon, drawing inspiration from her great-grandmother's experience of burning her partially damaged house to purify the space. However, LaPointe and Brandon don't resort to burning their apartment. Instead, they make the decision to separate temporarily: LaPointe stays at various friends' apartments, while Brandon moves in with his parents. As they part ways, Brandon remains resentful, feeling as if LaPointe is giving up on their marriage. In an attempt to explain her perspective, LaPointe references the Coastal Salish tradition of "cutting the blanket" when a marriage ends.

On her last night alone in their apartment, LaPointe sleeps in the empty space, wrapping herself in their marriage blanket. Contemplating Coastal Salish burning ceremonies, where belongings of deceased loved ones are purposely burned...