- Of course that happiness can't last too long. Bad news. They have to move again, and not back home.
- Just as soon as the family has been reunited, it's torn apart again. Obasan starts packing. Naomi's father and Uncle Sam get two different letters, saying that they must move to two different places.
- Nakayama-sensei comes and prays with everyone before they leave. He even gives them the holy Communion. While everyone is praying, Stephen sits on the edge of the box and breaks something. It's his mom's favorite record. For the rest of the prayer, Naomi's father holds Stephen close because those records are his most treasured possessions.
- Everyone starts to sing now, a song called "Till we meet God be with us." People start to cry, but Nakayama-sensei tells them that there will be happy days ahead. We're not so sure, but it's a nice thought.