If Only Chapter 47 Summary

Ghosts

  • Corinna and Olivia walk past a graveyard, and Olivia starts talking about ghosts. It bothers Corinna a lot.
  • She tells Olivia her mom's not in the graveyard; she was cremated.
  • Olivia thinks this is gross—Corinna says it's not, though; they don't smell or anything.
  • Surviving the experience makes her feel brave enough to tell her dad about the quilt.
  • She's afraid he'll be mad that she cut up Sophie's clothes, but instead he gets tears in his eyes and hugs her.
  • They cry together.