- Two weeks before school starts, Deanna goes into the kitchen to get coffee; her dad's in there, and he offers her a spoon so she can stir.
- He tells her that her mom has told him Deanna's been saving her money. He suggests they try to find her a car.
- It's the closest thing they've had to a loving conversation in three years, and it forces Deanna to write Lee a note asking her to meet on the front lawn the first day of school.
- She drops the note in the mailbox and runs back to the house, feeling a massive weight lifted off her shoulders.