CHAPTERS 12-17 by Katlyn

Chapters:
12 – Into Dust
13 – Touched at the Roots
14 – Idle Hands
15 – The Lion’s Den
16 – Hanging in the Balance
17 – An Open Book

Summary

The students were dealing with Todd’s tragic death, while Luce was trying to avoid the stares of those who thought she was guilty. The school was on lock-down and all were encouraged to attend his memorial service. At the service, Luce saw Daniel who looked like he was even more devastated then the rest of the students. Luce contemplated the meaning behind the flowers he brought her. After the service, Cam caught up with Luce and said how much he missed her. The comforted her and she almost enjoyed it, but her thoughts of Daniel clouded these feelings. After a quick interruption from Gabbe, which Luce was for once grateful for, Daniel appeared and offered to take her somewhere else, she agreed. On their walk, Daniel expressed his concern about Cam and Luce prodded him to see what type of guy was okay for her, according to Daniel. He couldn’t name anyone, but Luce was then distracted by the cut on his forehead. He shrugged her off. They walked to the lake again and sat with their feet in the water. Daniel tried to convince Luce to leave but she was adamant to know why. She then told Daniel about the shadows and he was interested to hear about them. When she was finished Daniel quickly left without another word.

Saturday morning Luce met her parents at the gate for Parents Day. They packed her a picnic with all her favorite foods and gave her a letter from Callie. She introduced her family to Penn and they all sat down to eat. Luce checked out all the other students and their families spread across the campus. After lunch, Luce and her parents joined Mr. Cole on his guided tour of the cemetery. Cam came by the group after a while and introduced himself to Luce’s family. After he left, Luce realized it was getting late and said he goodbyes to her family. Luce and Penn went into the cemetery to visit Penn’s fathers grave. Luce gave Penn some privacy and noticed Daniel sitting alone on the monolith. She regarded him as her mind wandered to why Daniel was the way he was with her.

Questions

1. Why do you think Daniel knows so much about Luce?
2. Why do you think Daniel is affected by the actions of the shadows ‘this time’?
3. Do you think Cam is trying too hard to win over Luce?
4. Do you think Miss Sophia knows more about Daniel then she is letting on?
5. Why do you think Cam kissed Luce in front of Daniel?
6. Are you starting to sense a bit of supernatural in this book after the bar scene?
7. What do you think is ‘coming’ for Luce?
8. Why do you think this life is different for Luce and Daniel? Why has she not died yet?
9. Do you think Luce not being baptized has something to do with her staying alive after kissing Daniel?

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