The narrator tells us that his grandfather has suddenly died, and that he and his family have rushed back to the town where he was born. The narrator says that he will miss school for a few days, but he promises to keep in touch. He sends a message to his father, who has come to visit him. The father tells the narrator that their grandfather is dying, and the narrator tells him that he left the town and has lived on in the same town ever since. He tells the father to take a break, but the father tells him to go on, saying that they've been in the hospital all day, and they'll call him when things are calmer. He asks the narrator why they didn't tell him sooner, and she says that it's their fault that they kept quiet. She says that she feels bad about it, but she's going anyway, because she wants to make up for the loss of her grandfather. She apologizes for not apologizing sooner, but says that if she really feels bad, then she'll be fine.