Never Never

Silas returns home and faces the “man in all the family photos” (82)—whom he assumes is his father, Clark. Clark is clearly upset that Silas was with Charlie, and throws a paperweight across the room. He rants about Charlie stealing files and her father nearly ruining the family. During this rant, Silas tries to focus on an important football game coming up. His brother Landon tells him that he has a phone call from the football coach. Grateful, Silas leaves, and Landon says he feigned the phone call to help him.

Back in his room, Silas researches the name Wynwood-Nash Financial Group (first mentioned in Part 1, Chapter 4). He finds out the company collapsed amid charges of fraud and illegal trading, that his own father, Clark, was cleared of; however, Charlie’s father, Brett, was sentenced to 15 years of prison. Silas discovers a folder of handwritten papers under his mattress but has no idea what they are. Tired, he shuts off his light and tries to sleep.

In the attic, Charlie finds sweet and suggestive love letters from Silas. She falls asleep and dreams of a woman sitting on a fiery throne of broken mirrors. Janette wakes her, and a friend named Amy picks her up for school.