Chapter Summary Of The Chapter 'The River'

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Page 12 is the beginning of the chapter “The River”. Dana is transported back to where rufus (currently name is unknown) is drowning in a river, his mother is at the bank in a panic. Dana drags rufus to shore and proceeds to save his life by giving him mouth to mouth resuscitation. She is returned to the present when his father arrives and puts a large gun in her face. Dana is returned home at this point where only a couple of seconds have passed for her husband Kevin (Note that dana reappears soaking and mud covered). The next chapter is titled “The Fire”. Once Dana is taken back to rufus’ time she finds rufus to be a couple years older than before. He has lit the drape on fire to get back at his father but became scared once he realised it

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