The Return

Pages 9-20: I went back to Devon School. I was a student there 15 years ago. When I went there, I realize now I had always been afraid. I wanted to visit Main Hall academic building and the tree by the river that my friends and I always jumped from. I forgot how they got me to jump.Then I remembered the day as if it was yesterday. Finny jumped first and said he was contributing to the war effort. Next I jumped . The three other boys with us didn't jump. That day Finny told me he was good for me because otherwise I would "back away from things". This was a true statement even though I wouldn't admit it. We had missed dinner that night. It was the first of many rules Finny and I would not follow.