Journal Post #6

“Must be a dream/ But if it is, I need to stay/ Locked inside it forever./ I can’t believe he’s here./ I can’t believe he still loves/ me, but my heart says he does”(548). Kaeleigh awakened to find Ian in her room and he explains that he loves her to much to be without her. While I was reading this final chapter it made me happy that Ian came back, and was willing to walk with her along her long road to recovery. She had so much pain and suffering in her life, it is nice to know that she finally has something happy to live for. As long as her Dad doesn’t stand in her way “Ian is the only good thing in my life./ Don’t you dare try to keep him away from me!”(550) Kaeleigh yells to her father when he comes to pick her up. We are then introduced to her newest ally, Grandma Charlotte, who will support her on her long arduous journey to happiness. 

Journal Post #5

The story line just twisted like a crazy roller coaster. While Raeanne is having sexual relations with Ty (her boy toy), Kaeleigh’s boyfriend Ian comes knocking on the door looking for her. This is where we receive some startling information. When Raeanne announces that she isn’t Kaeleigh, Ian responds “Raeanne/ is dead, Kaeleigh. She died/ in the accident, remember?”(519). The character of Raeanne whom we have been led to believe is alive and well-ish throughout the story, is actually a figment of Kaeleigh’s grief stricken imagination. In fact she died in the accident that is often referred to in the book. What a change, now I am thinking back to earlier chapters, and reflecting on what was truly Kaeleigh but was manifested as Raeanne. It gives a whole new level of intrigue to the plot, and draws my interest even more. I can’t wait to see how it ends.