Stolen Sections 11-15 Summary

Section Break 11

Gemma lies awake that night with the knife in one hand and the lantern in the other, convinced that Ty is still going to try to make a move despite his repeated claims that he won't hurt her.

Gemma begins studying Ty's daily routine as part of planning an escape. It's pretty simple, really—he gets up early, takes a shower, then goes outside, and works in the outbuilding.
After a while, he comes back in and has breakfast, then goes back to the building.
She starts carving notches into the bed to remind herself of how long she's been there.
Meanwhile, Gemma decides to start giving herself challenges as a way to survive. She talks to Ty, asks him questions, and finally decides to eat with him. They eat a disgusting chicken dish; Ty says that he found chickens on the side of the road on their journey to the house and is keeping them.
She asks him what he does when he goes to the outbuilding, and he tells her he makes things. He also says she can come and see what he does provided she doesn't try to run away. Gemma lies and says she won't.

Gemma and Ty have breakfast the next day, then set off outside to see what Ty has in the outbuilding.
On the way, he points out a spot under the corner of the house where he says a snake lives. Ty says as long as she wears shoes, though, it won't pose a danger to her.
Ty shows Gemma a dried-up herb garden he's been trying to grow, saying that the plants in the Separates grow better. He tells her maybe the next day they'll go there and look at them.
They walk out into the sand and examine both it and the local plant life. Gemma continues to be awestruck by how isolated they really are.

On the way to the outbuildings, Gemma takes a peek in the car to see if Ty by chance left the keys there. No luck. Also, the car is a mess.
Ty gets the key for the outbuilding and tells Gemma he doesn't want to take her in if she isn't ready. When he unlocks it, it's dark and shadowy inside. Understandably, Gemma immediately becomes afraid that he's going to kill her in there.
Once inside, Gemma freaks out and starts screaming while Ty holds her by the arm and demands that she stand still or else she'll wreck something. Wreck what?
Gemma falls on the floor and lands in something sticky and wet. Oh no. We've been waiting for pages for this to turn into a horror movie, and it just did. Understandably, Gemma can't stop crying and screaming, especially since she's probably covered in blood and guts.
Then, Ty opens the curtains, and she sees everything.

Gemma is literally sitting in the middle of a painting. The floor is covered with red paint made from the rocks, as well as flowers, plant needles, and vegetation.
Ty stares at her with anger and then begins to cry. He tells her he's been working on the painting for a long time, but maybe now that she's part of it, it's actually better.
He tells her that he knows she thought he was going to kill her and acknowledges that neither of them can go on dealing with her fear and heightened emotions.
Gemma asks him to please let her go, and surprisingly, he says yes. He will let her go and come and save her when she needs him to.