Chapter 39 January 15th 1982
Bahar has arrived. She’s worried about leaving Homa.
She thinks it is only temporary – this government can’t last long.
She still likes Snoopy
Chapter 40 January 1982
Bahar’s first day of school.
Ellie is worried the other students will be mean to her (it is just after the hostage situation at the US Embassy in Tehran).
Bahar’s English is not very good.
Ellie is worried that she is the one with the evil eye – she now has Homa’s family just like she wanted when she was seven.
Chapter 41 February 1982
Bahar has a friend over from school – Madison. Ellie doesn’t like her.
While cooking a traditional Iranian meal, Ellie mentions learning how to cook it with Homa when they were seven.
Bahar knows all of the stories, Ellie’s shocked – she thought Homa would never mention her. She asks Bahar why she thinks her mother and her haven’t been in contact. Bahar believes it’s because Homa didn’t want Ellie to get into trouble – Homa knew she was being monitored.
Chapter 42 June 1982
Ellie and Bahar argue about a party Madison is hosting,
Homa comes to visit to see Bahar graduate. She calls Ellie ‘my friend’.
Ellie wants to confess, but she also doesn’t want to ruin the day. They visit the New York Public Library, the Piermont Morgan library and eat hotdogs.
Homa talks about the three things that saved her after prison; family, walking and reading.