Cammy doesn't get along with her cousin Patty Ann who seems to be taking her friend, L.O.D. away. During an outdoor activity L.O.D. falls into the river and Patty Ann dives in to save her. Patty Ann manages to save L.O.D. but drowns in the attempt. Cammy blames herself, as she wished Patty Ann to go away, and is visited by Patty Ann in her nightmares. Patty Ann's mother's grief is excessive to the point of upsetting the whole community. Cammy's family rallies around her to help her out of her depression, which is also manifested in physical sickness. A visit from Cammy's grandmother, who is dying from old age, helps Cammy as Gram explains the place of death within life. A story set within Southern Black American culture.
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