Chapter 8

Jess arrives at the cottage and sees that Alfred, Mom and Dad are in the room where grandpa is. They concentrate on him and don't really notice Jess. Jess eats something and thinks about the river boy. Because of Alfred's talkaktive character, he gets on the nerves of Mom and Dad. They want him to go and say it in a friendly way. Jess goes to Pop, because she wants to ask him about the river boy, but not directly, more in an indirect way. She knows, that he know something about him. Her head is full of thoughts about the river boy, Pop and his picture. She needs answers and her parents notice that she's very thoughtful.

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To my mind, Jess made the right decision. She didn't told her parents about what happened. But I think, she could ask Pop directly, but I understand if she can't. She's got a lot of things in her head and it isn't easy to be realistic and objective.