Edie writes to John about the suddenly shifting priorities in her and Jeremy's life. That same evening, Edie's newfound sister replies, "I am an open person." Despite Rachel's invitation to quiz her about anything, neither Edie nor Jeremy ask about her noncommunicative status with their father.
By early March 2018, Edie and Justin have a phone call to themselves, become Facebook friends, and begin exchanging messages about Edie and Jeremy flying up there around Memorial Day. After a week of silence from Fran, Justin sends letters to two addresses Beth found. That same evening, Edie books airline tickets for an eight-day stay with the Harts in Renton, Washington, at the end of May. The chapter closes forty-eight hours ahead of a scheduled Sunday debriefing with the local O'Neals; that's when Fran responds.
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