Chapter 1
*Exposition *Catalyst- Julia (technically a stranger) is coming to live with Rachel’s family Chapter 2 *Rachel hunts for the Christmas cards to learn more about Julia before her arrival *Mom and Dad return early with Julia; Rachel immediately takes note of her “haunting eyes” Chapter 3 *Julia move in and takes over Rachel’s bed *Julia then questions Rachel over her family to gather intel about the family members Chapter 4 *Julia is late for dinner because she is getting “dressed up” *However, she is incredibly antisocial at dinner until Peter drops his fork and she remarks about the superstition that “someone is coming” *After returning from the movies, Rachel finds Peter on the porch; Julie had been there; and Peter claims that Julia is “beautiful” Chapter 5 *Julia “feels Rachel’s eye opening” and insists on buying all the clothes Rachel has *Shopping trip- Carolyn and Julia bond, which makes Rachel feel like a 3rd wheel *Upon returning, Julia is attacked- Trickle bites her in the ankle but then he disappears Chapter 6 *After everyone learns that Trickle attacked Julia, Dad insists that Trickle stay outside (tied to the elm tree) *Everyone fawns over Julia (especially about the upcoming dance) at dinner time, and she milks the attention *Mike comes over and, upon his leaving, discovers Trickle hiding under the porch; he is clearly sick (won’t drink water or lay on the cushion Rachel provides him) Chapter 7 ~Two Time Jumps *Monday: Memorial service for Aunt Marge and Uncle Ryan, meanwhile the personal possessions arrive but are immediately put in the attic *Friday (the night of the dance): Rachel wakes up with hives covering her entire body; Dr. Morgan notes that the hives will disappear within 24 hours, however that means that Rachel can’t go to the dance; Mom and Peter suggest that Rachel ask Mike to take Julia to the dance; without a need for the dress, Mom asks Rachel if Julia can wear the pink dress; reluctantly Rachel agrees; the dress fits Julia perfectly; Rachel then realizes that Julia isn’t upset about her parents’ deaths, instead “she doesn’t care at all” Chapter 8 *Rachel discovers the burnt matches and investigates Julia's things: FINDS- a wax figure that looks like an animal, with white hair embedded in it *Peter comes home...alone. He reveals that Mike cheated on Rachel with Julia *Rachel confronts Mike: They break up *Upon returning home to confront Julia, Rachel finds Trickle dead Chapter 9 *Rachel's 16th birthday (July) ~She does not want to celebrate because of Julia ~She even hurts Carolyn's feelings with her upsets, telling Carolyn to give the friendship ring to Julia instead *Rachel speaks with Professor Jarvis about witchcraft ~He shares a story about a former student, Ruth, who used a wax figure and milfoil to put a spell on a basketball player to get him to dump his cheerleader girlfriend for her instead *As Rachel goes to retrieve the wax figure of Trickle from her room, she finds a picture of herself covered in red splotches of paint Chapter 10 *Rachel researches witchcraft at the library and learns the following information: ~Witchcraft can only be passed through bloodlines (Could Rachel be a witch too?) ~Dogs harbor a hatred for witches and can recognize them; resulting in an attack ~"Hair and wax" figures are made to destroy a witch's enemies *Rachel fights more with her parents after commenting about how normal life seems whenever Julia isn't around: She becomes even more isolated afterwards *Rachel confronts Julia, who confirms that she does cast spells and targets Dr. Jarvis after Rae reveals that he will help her convince her parents that Julia has ties to witchcraft Chapter 11 *Rachel sleeps in the den after her confrontation with Julia *Her dad finds her; when Rae admits why the "fight" started, he tells her she can't stay in the same room as Julia *Rachel moves out of her room; Julia is smug over the new development *Rachel finds freshly burnt matches, but she isn't the target- Bobby finds Dr. Jarvis dead Chapter 12 *Professor Jarvis is alive despite having suffered a stroke; however, he still remains unconscious *Julia receives a letter from Mary Carncross, a friend from boarding school *After walking through the Gallagher's home (because Rachel promised to leave a note for Mike and Mr. Gallagher about what happened that day), Rae realizes that Mike doesn't have any photos of Julia: instead, he's kept all the pictures of himself with Rae Chapter 13 *Rachel completely moves all her belongings into Bobby's room- her old room is so bare because Julia brought next to nothing with her *Julia loses her temper at dinner when Rae asks to go with Julia and Mike to the hospital to see Dr. Jarvis *Dr. Jarvis seems capable of communicating to Rachel; his eyes beg her to help him, when Julia suggests to sit with the professor, alone, while Bonnie rests Chapter 14 *Rachel's pondering over Julia causes her to dream (AGAIN) of running in front of a car near a red-cliff dropoff *Upon waking, Rae decides to take the letter Julia received from Mary and read it ~To Rae, it contains nothing of importance *Rachel then calls Mary and learns: ~Julia is class president, the lead soprano in the church choir, the coordinator of the talent day program, and "everybody's favorite person" *Mary hangs up on Rachel after Rae asks if Mary has seen Julia studying or practicing witchcraft Chapter 15 *Rachel calls the hospital (immediately after her conversation with Mary) and warns them that Dr. Jarvis's life is in danger *Rachel consults the superstition book once more and discovers a section she missed- witches cannot be photographed *Mom wakes Rae up asking for her to go on a trip she's planned for the two of them to Santa Fe; Mom has been trying to mend the rift between herself and Rae, so she figures this trip will help *Also, she asks Rae to model for a dating article, but Rachel suggests using Julia to exploit her as a witch Chapter 16 *Rachel remembers that Julie has been photographed in her school yearbook *As a result, she puts herself in a terrible mood and causes another fight with her mother; while in the dark room, Rae also tells her mother she isn't going to Santa Fe if Julie will be going *While discussing the trip to Santa Fe, Dad and Peter point out the various locations she'll see along the way: ~Opera House: Julia claims she "doesn't know much about singing" despite being the lead soprano in her church choir ~Winding Road, to and from Santa Fe: Julia asks "to study the map" in her room Chapter 17 *Rachel learns that Julia never went to Santa Fe *Rachel decides to develop the dating article photos and, in the dark room, finds Julia destroying the film *Julia isn't Julia- she's Sarah Blane, the Grant's maid ~Sarah wanted to get away from Pine Crest ~Sarah plans to kill Rachel's mother (and had even planned on killing Rachel) ~Sarah believes she'll eventually marry Rachel's dad and have all the things she wants and deserves *Rachel locks Sarah in the dark room Chapter 18 *After calling the Department of Development and leaving her mom left the meeting ten minutes prior, Rachel rushes over to Mike's house for his help to drive to wherever her mom might be *They head for the red clay cliffs, but the gas tank leaks despite Mike putting in a full tank the previous day *Rachel's earlier dream becomes a reality and Rae stops her mom from driving over the cliff *Rachel hears singing in her mind and questions if Julia, now an angel, saves them *Mom ended up delayed because she bought Rae a new puppy (to be named Lucky) *The story leaves the flashback and the reader learns: ~Bobby let Sarah out of the dark room ~Professor Jarvis fully recovered ~Each and every relationship is mended ~Rachel and Mike are together again
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