The Girl I Used to Be

Olivia has a nightmare about being in the car with her parents’ killer. Nora wakes her from it. Olivia tells her that her nightmare was about Terry and Naomi and how awful it must be to have your murderer be the last sight you see. Nora expresses concern about Olivia moving into the house next door, but Olivia assuages it. Olivia can’t go back to sleep; she stays awake trying to unearth new details or memories from the dream. She’s not sure if she’s recalling actual events or if her mind is inventing things.

She wakes to Nora making breakfast. Olivia compliments a necklace Nora is wearing, and Nora gives it to her as a gift. Nora tells her about her children, who live far away and rarely visit, and her husband, who passed away almost 10 years ago. She asks if Olivia would like to go to church with her, but Olivia declines. Olivia is uncomfortable with being taken care of by Nora. It’s unfamiliar to her after years in foster homes and on her own.

Olivia goes to the cemetery where her mother is buried. She has some memories of sledding down a nearby hill as a child.