a summer to die for

1. Ben making a burial place for the baby: Ben made a burial place for Maria’s baby just in case it doesn’t live when she gives birth. Meg thought this was very mean of Ben for having such a pessimistic attitude about the birth. Ben said that sometimes things go wrong and the newborn dies. I think Ben is right; something could go wrong and by giving birth at home, without the aid of doctors and nurses, the chances increase for problems. They may have had books to go by, but books don’t tell you everything a person needs to know about giving birth. Ben and Maria will be lucky if nothing goes wrong during her birth.

2. Meg had two dreams about Molly and herself while living in the summer house. The first dream: Molly wasn’t sick, and Molly and Meg were running through a field. Molly was ahead and Meg couldn’t keep up (like always). The second dream: Molly was sick and they were running through the same field, this time Meg was ahead. Molly was behind and couldn’...