In this chapter, we learn that the woman who was supposed to be Cherry's mother has turned out to be Sophie's sister, and that she is now the mother of the little girl. We learn that she has a disc herniation, which means that she will have to stay in bed for a long time, but she will be able to walk and talk again. We also learn that her mother has been with her all day, but that she also worries that she might have a relapse of the disc herniation. She tells her sister to get up and go to see her mother, but sophie refuses to go, saying that the medicine is hot, and she wants to hug her sister and her mother.