Junie

Over the following weeks, Junie notices Violet getting closer to both Beau and Bea. She feels neglected but tries to hide her feelings. Meanwhile, she searches the house for the key to the green box. Junie fears that she won’t find the key before Minnie disappears for good, as her spirit fades with each new moon. Then, one night, Junie catches Violet unlocking her letter box with her necklace. The necklace looks the same as Minnie’s.

Junie races outside and opens the green box using Minnie’s necklace. Inside, she finds vials of leaves and several papers. One is a shocking love letter from William to Charlotte. In the letter, William references the silver necklace, a gift that he gave Charlotte as an emblem of his love for her.

Junie is even more stunned when she discovers Minnie’s freedom papers, although they’re half burned. Junie realizes that William was Minnie’s father and that she was going to leave Junie on the plantation after all. She crouches in a ball and cries. When Minnie appears, Junie accuses her of trying to abandon her and runs away.