In the chap­ter “Dizzy,” we fol­low Dizzy and her moth­er as they arrive at Par­adise Springs Hos­pi­tal at an unholy hour, fac­ing the grim real­i­ty of Wyn­ton’s acci­dent, who’s been severe­ly injured in a hit-and-run. The night-time hos­pi­tal, more rem­i­nis­cent of a coun­try clin­ic, feels both busy and des­o­late, ampli­fy­ing their fear. A spi­dery nurse, Cyn­thia, informs them of Wyn­ton’s condition—multiple frac­tures, a crushed hand, and pos­si­ble coma. Dizzy’s ini­tial shock leads her to focus on Wyn­ton’s iden­ti­ty as a vio­lin­ist, empha­siz­ing how cru­cial his hands are to his exis­tence.

Dizzy’s emo­tion­al tur­moil esca­lates as she grap­ples with the pos­si­bil­i­ty of los­ing Wyn­ton, lead­ing her to prayer, though she admits to her moth­er she doesn’t know how. Attempt­ing med­i­ta­tion under Cyn­thi­a’s guid­ance, Dizzy strug­gles to exert con­trol over the chaot­ic world around her. While des­per­ate­ly need­ing com­fort from her old­er broth­er, Miles, Dizzy real­izes that a col­lec­tive human presence—the larg­er the better—could pro­vide solace amid the anx­i­ety.

The chap­ter touch­es on Dizzy’s nego­ti­a­tions with God, promis­ing to make dra­mat­ic life changes if Wyn­ton recov­ers, includ­ing becom­ing a nun, reflect­ing her des­per­a­tion. As they await updates, ten­sions arise, but a moment of lev­i­ty aris­es when Dizzy’s moth­er laughs uncon­trol­lably at her absurd prayer, recit­ing a child­hood rhyme, “Ms. Mary Mack.” This laugh­ter serves as a much-need­ed release in their heavy sur­round­ings.

The sit­u­a­tion wors­ens until Sher­iff Ortiz arrives with news of a wit­ness, a young woman named Cas­sidy, who saved Wynton’s life by per­form­ing CPR. Dizzy real­izes Cas­sidy is the same girl she encoun­tered before, believ­ing she has angel­ic qual­i­ties. Yet, guilt gnaws at her regard­ing Wynton’s choic­es lead­ing up to the acci­dent. The chap­ter ends on an emo­tion­al note, with both Dizzy and her moth­er in tears, con­tem­plat­ing the mys­te­ri­ous woman who has played such a hero­ic role in their lives.