In Chap­ter 112 of “All the Col­ors of the Dark,” the scene unfolds with Saint seat­ed at her piano, enveloped in a serene, intro­spec­tive atmos­phere on a windy morn­ing. The imagery of rus­set leaves caught in the gust sym­bol­izes the beau­ty of exis­tence, prompt­ing Saint to reflect on the ele­gance of life’s con­clud­ing moments. Her grand­moth­er, Nor­ma, inter­rupts this soli­tude, elic­it­ing a casu­al exchange that high­lights their con­trast­ing per­spec­tives on music and emo­tion. While Nor­ma per­ceives a melan­choly under­tone in the song Saint plays, Saint defends it as a trib­ute to lovers and dream­ers, illus­trat­ing her hope­ful out­look.

As Saint plays, she is trans­port­ed in mem­o­ry to moments spent with a sig­nif­i­cant fig­ure, think­ing fond­ly of his artis­tic touch and the inti­mate con­ver­sa­tions they shared. The emo­tion­al weight of impend­ing change looms as Saint pre­pares to leave her home, hav­ing decid­ed to move into a small house on Alexan­der Avenue, gift­ed by Jim­my’s moth­er. The house rep­re­sents a tan­gi­ble shift, filled with echoes of her past that tug at her heart­strings as she and Jim­my plan ren­o­va­tions togeth­er, sig­nal­ing a new chap­ter in their rela­tion­ship.

The nar­ra­tive tran­si­tions to a sig­nif­i­cant event: the wed­ding. Saint dons a sim­ple ivory gown adorned with a lace bodice, embrac­ing the day’s impor­tance. Nor­ma’s pride and warmth shine through as they make their way to the church, despite the absence of a car, under­lin­ing the sim­plic­i­ty and emo­tion­al depth of their jour­ney. As they approach the church, famil­iar paths stim­u­late a blend of antic­i­pa­tion, fear, and relief with­in Saint.

Final­ly arriv­ing, emo­tion­al moments unfold. Sain­t’s tears, inter­pret­ed by Nor­ma as joy, encap­su­late the blend of sen­ti­ments sur­round­ing the wed­ding. Nor­ma, in a ten­der act, ensures Saint feels pre­pared and sup­port­ed, rein­forc­ing the bond between them. The chap­ter grace­ful­ly con­cludes with Nor­ma offer­ing reas­sur­ances about Jim­my, encap­su­lat­ing the themes of love, famil­ial con­nec­tion, and the bit­ter­sweet nature of change that per­me­ates the nar­ra­tive.