Opal tells
Gloria about how
Otis got arrested, which makes Gloria laugh so hard she almost loses her false teeth. She says that sometimes things are so sad that they become funny, but she agrees with Opal that Otis is just lonely. Opal then shares that
Amanda’s brother
Carson drowned last year at five years old. Gloria remembers hearing about that and agrees that this is probably why Amanda is so “pinch-faced.” Opal asks if everyone misses someone, like she misses
Mama. Gloria agrees and suggests that the world has an aching heart. Tired of thinking about sad things, Opal reads the next chapter of
Gone with the Wind. As she reads about Scarlett going to a barbecue, she thinks about Otis wanting to play music.