Where Things Come Back Chapter 21 Summary

The Meaning of This Is Not to Save You

  • Cullen watched John Barling leave town. It turns out that he didn't find the Lazarus woodpecker at all, and now he's leaving in a state of disgrace.
  • Lucas tells him that the bird that John Barling took a photo of was way too small to be the Lazarus bird...he just got a normal old woodpecker.
  • He rides in the car with his mom and thinks about the meaning of life.
  • Later, he sits in his bedroom, looks out the window, and sees something amazing: It's Gabriel, returned at last.