Returnable Girl (Pages:195-229)

POST #5

Summary:
The grass is always greener on the other side. From the looks of it things began hard. Cat and Ronnie were at Cat's basement the police was there, they had their hands up and cuffed. They were going to juvenile they thought. Alison went over there and surprisingly she was not mad. This made Ronnie think a little harder and finally made her say that she wants Alison as her mother. Alison understood her and was never mad. At the end of all the talking Cat was sentenced for a hearing July 15 and Ronnie had to testify. Ronnie was horrified she did not know what to say or what to do. The day came and when she was testifying she told nothing but the truth and that made Cat look even more guilty. Cat was guilty and she was sentenced to juvenile and then she had been moved out her house because her therapist found out that Cat was abused and Bud is being looked for by the authorities. Cat is being under therapy and care. Ronnie got to go to Alaska to see her family and her two younger brothers. They were surprised to see her and in the Francis and Alison were the guardians of Ronnie. In the end it was a happy ending for all.

Quote:
Ronnie said "I thought she'd be angry, but remarkably her eyes held neither judgement nor blame. And that's when  i finally got it. This was what it felt like when somebody truly loved you" (Lowell 199).

Reaction:
All of what happened at the end of the chapter was amazing because of all the happy endings but most importantly is the protagonist. I love how part 3 had this saying intergraded. It shows that Alison was a very caring mother and that she never really was going to give hope on her daughter. It foreshadowed that Ronnie was going to stay with her Alison because she treated her better than any other foster person has. This made me think on how one never appreciates what they have until they're at the verge of loosing them. Luckily Ronnie opened her eyes early and saw all she ever needed was there.