Park
- Park gets nervous about his driving once they get into the city. Eleanor tells him she's been thinking about it, and she doesn't want him to come inside when they get to her uncle's house. She says she doesn't want Park to wait for her, because if she doesn't have a ride back, she might have more time to talk to her uncle's family while they figure out what to do with her.
- Park's really not ready to say goodbye; he'd do anything for more time.
Eleanor
- Eleanor thinks "the only way she was going to get through any of this was by force of will" (54.18).
- The houses start to look familiar to Eleanor—she's been here before, although not since the year after her dad left. Her uncle's family doesn't have any kids, but she reassures herself that Uncle Geoff has invited her.
- They pull up to the house, which Eleanor recognizes; Park passes it and drives once around the block.
Park
- Park drives around the block and parks a few houses down from Eleanor's uncle's house.
Eleanor
- "She had to say good-bye to him. Now. And she didn't know how" (54.30).
Park
- Park asks if she remembers his phone number, and she makes a joke, then tells him she's never going to forget. He tells her to call collect as soon as she can, and write lots of letters. He tells her if her uncle sends her home, to go back to his house instead.
- And he reassures Eleanor that her uncle isn't going to send her home.
Eleanor
- Eleanor can't speak, which she thinks is probably for the best. "There's no such thing as happily ever after" (54.47), she thinks.
- She wants to tell Park that he saved her life.
Park
- Eleanor tells him she doesn't know how to say goodbye, and Park keeps promising himself that it isn't the last time he's going to see her. He tells her she's the bravest person he knows.
Eleanor
- Eleanor finally gets out of the truck, thinking she "didn't think she could stand touching and untouching [Park] again. The next time she ripped herself away, she'd lose some skin" (54.68).
- They actually say goodbye to each other.; then Park mouths "I love you" (54.81), and Eleanor goes into the house.