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Date Posted: 10:02:02 09/01/09 Tue
Author: CindyS
Subject: Chapter 68 – Childhood Ghosts & Chapter 69 – What Remains

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68 – Childhood Ghosts

Pamela & Pat investigate the address Bright gave her. They uncover disturbing photos of naked young boys, paraphernalia and a hidden stone chamber. The chamber consists of cubicles that contain “long flat iron lockboxes” with name plates on each. The boxes contain human bones, apparently of children. Pamela feels sick & leaves the chamber. Pat emerges with a white box and claims that he thinks he knows “what happened to Robin’s sister.”

Pamela discovers Lawrence’s scars. He confides in her about Morris Jones. She promises not to tell Casey, but not Jamie, as long as he promises to avoid Jones. He asks her to lie with him if it’s not inappropriate further confiding “I’ve never had anyone lie with me to sleep, or for comfort, it’s always been for sex.” Pamela carefully cuddles next to the boy and asks him to share his dreams. He mentions the faceless man and how he knows if he ever sees his face something bad will happen. As he finally dozes off he says “I dream that I am not alone.”

-How would you react to uncovering the truth of the charnel house?
-Do you think Pamela & Pat made the right choice in bringing back wee Jo for Robin to choose what to do with her or should the box have remained with the others for the police to further investigate?
-The bits of comedy infused in this chapter give the reader some breathing room between the suspense and heartache. Is that what gets us through the trying and emotional times?
-Could you have made the promise to Lawrence that Pamela did? Is she really doing all she can for him considering what he just revealed?
-Don’t we all dream of not being alone to some extent?

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Chapter 69 – What Remains

Casey & Pamela are awaiting Robin’s arrival. Pamela recalls showing Casey wee Jo. He is undone with emotion. She confides in him all that transpired the night before. Casey tells her “No more” and she replies “I’m done.” Robin arrives and knows something’s up by Casey’s expression. They reveal the box of bones. Robin then confides that he knew how she died. We hear about a lovely young girl with a passion for ballet that was abused by horrible parents.

-Is Pamela truly finished with her venture into Brian’s death or this a simple statement of her emotional being at the time?
-“Because when I’m dancin’, Robin, I know God loves me, the rest of the time I’m not so sure.” Do you think Jo is alone in this thought? Are there times when we feel God’s or anyone else’s love more than others simple b/c we’re doing something we’re passionate about?
-Were you shocked by Robin’s revelation that he knew how Jo died? What about his last comment “I’ve always felt guilty that I’d had such a good time those two weeks, an’ yet it was really the last time that I felt a joy that was unclouded”. Do you think knowing you were off having a good time while others suffered is a reason for guilt or is it knowing that we could have made different choices and thus maybe changed the outcome that is the real guilt culprit? At what point do you let it go? Forgive yourself?
-Any other comments on this emotional chapter?

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