Chapter 4 Summary

After staying with Davey's family for ten days, her Aunt Bitsy and Uncle Walter prepare to leave. Bitsy encourages Davey's mother to leave with them and spend some time in New Mexico, but Davey's mother refuses. She feels that she has a lot to face and she knows that she has to learn to face it on her own. Bitsy drinks cup after cup of coffee and starts to reminisce about her little brother, Davey's father. She remembers that as a child he was good at everything he did, especially athletics. She notes that he was always a dreamer and has to ask Davey's mom "what were you living on anyway...love?" Davey's mom still believes in her husbands dreams, despite their obvious financial plight. "If you don't have dreams, what do you have?" Davey's mother assures Bitsy and Walter that they will...