Friday, March 18, 2011
Time Traveler's Wife Pages 485-500
October/November 2006 Henry is 43: Henry is really struggling with no feet. Henry sleeps all day and never has motivation to do anything. He dreams about having feet all the time and is so depressed. Claire doesn't know what to do. One night in the middle of the night Henry wakes up in a different place than where he went to bed. He is in Ingrid's apartment, his ex-girlfriend. No one is there but he hears footsteps and a key turning in the lock. He can't find anywhere to hide because he can't walk. Ingrid walks into her apartment and is very surprised to see Henry. It's awkward at first, then Ingrid says "you look like shit" and Henry replies with "i am in a lot of pain," and reveals his stumps. Ingrid out of spite understands perfectly. Henry asks the date, and he realizes he time traveled into the past, and today is the day that Ingrid will commit suicide. He doesn't know what to say to her, he needs to do something to stop her from killing herself. They start talking about life, Ingrid asks about Henry's family and if he has kids or not. All of this info about Henry's happy life is making Ingrid feel worse and more depressed. Then Ingrid asks about her future and Henry slightly hesitates. She asks if she will have kids and husband and live somewhere cool, Henry replies with "not exactly." Then she asks if she will be dead, and Henry doesn't know what to say. Ingrid pulls out a gun and points it at Henry, but then points it straight at her head, and asks if her future happens like this. Henry yells no no no! Then Ingrid asks him if he loves her, and Henry says yes, "liar" Ingrid says and pulls the trigger.
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