Chapter 19

Content:

The police find Jess near the estuary mouth of the river lying on the ground. Her only will is to go to the hospital. So the police take her in the car and brings her to the hospital. While eating a toast with peanut butter in the car, Jess gets to know that she had been swimming for 11 hours and that the police instructed by her parents searches her for even a long time because they didn't think that she is able to swim until the end of the river.
When Jess arrives at the hospital she meets her parents, but both of them aren't mad with her. They're only glad to see their daughter and that she is able to cope with the death of Grandpa which comes over him half an hour ago. Jess realizes that the death belongs to every life and that the death of her loved Grandpa will be hurt her. However, she also knows that this pain will go and that life will be possible without Grandpa.
Nevertheless, also the difficult relationship between Grandpa and Dad becomes clear at the end. (Mum says to Jess that there were no more differences in the end between both of them after a short conversation)


My thoughts while reading:

The whole tension rose down in this chapter. So it gave some kind of harmony to me. I was really glad that the end of the story was realistic, because I don't like stories having an ending exaggerated happiness and harmony. If Grandpa didn't die and was healthy in a minute later, I'd find it very exaggerated. But it would be also weird for me in some way if Jess, for example, died also.
So all in all I say that this ending is a well chosen and as well a realistic ending.
Nevertheless I had question to myself when I finished this chapter. What would be the last chapter about? Is there anything to add?
For me it would make more sense to end here.