My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Elsa and The Monster take the wurse outside so it can relieve itself. Elsa asks The Monster if he is a soldier, but he says no. She asks him how he got the scar on his face, but he will only answer “Accident” (108). Elsa suggests that they hide the wurse in The Monster’s apartment, but he vehemently refuses. She presses him for more information regarding Granny’s letter, and he tells her that she also wrote “Protect you. Protect Elsa” (110) before he disappears into the woods. Elsa then hides the wurse in Granny’s storage unit in the cellar.

In the morning, both The Monster and the wurse are gone. George drives Elsa to school and tells her that he cannot find his box of protein bars. During recess, Elsa sees the wurse sitting by the schoolyard gate. She gives it the protein bars that she has hidden in her backpack. When the bell rings, Elsa hugs it hard and thanks it for coming. Because the other children in the playground have witnessed the exchange between Elsa and the intimidating-looking wurse, Elsa is not bullied that afternoon.