Pages 146-194 (End)

Summary
In these last few pages is when Eddie met the last two people in Heaven. After Ruby disappeared, Eddie was in the dark with doors. In each one of the doors a wedding event was happening. When he went through one of the doors Eddie saw a beautiful woman with a straw hat walking in his direction. When he looked at the woman he was in shock to see it was his deceased wife Margurite. Margurite told him about her death and how she was sorry that he felt like she left earth to early. She taught Eddie about love by telling him that even though she was in Heaven she was still able to feel the love that Eddie still had for her. Eddie was in shock to know that love is so strong that even the dead can feel it. Eddie asked before she left that if they can have one dance, but he did not want to see her in her young form, he wanted to see her in old form. While Eddie and his wife Margarite were dancing, Margarite slowly transformed back in her old form, then she disappeared. A little while later Eddie found himself in a blank white place alone. Then he heard the sound of laughter from children. A little Asian girl came up to Eddie and told him his name is Tala. Eddie was confused to know how he was connected to this little Asian girl. The girl explains to him that he was the one who burned him the fire back when he was a soldier in the war. Eddie was in shock to know that he was the one who killed the little girl, and the image of the shadow in the hut that had haunted him for years was actually a little girl that he had killed. When he turned around the little girl had all kinds of burns and scars all over her body. She asked Eddie to wash her. When Eddie washed her he felt a little relief, then he asked her the one answer that noone was able to tell him, did he pull the little girl with the animal made out of pipe cleaners out the way from being killed. Tala told her that no, he did not pull the girl out the way but he did push her out the way. Eddie was confused because there was no way he could have pushed her when he felt her hands. Tala explained to him that it wasn't the little girls hands he felt, but it was her hands, she brought him to Heaven to keep him safe.  She also told Eddie that Ruby Pier was Eddie's Heaven and he was was supposed to be because he kept the children safe. Then he stayed in his Heaven surrounded with children and his beautiful wife margurite.

Quote
"Children, you keep them safe. You make good for me"

Reaction
This was a very emotional part in the book because even though Eddie burned the girl in the fire she still felt that he makes the world safe for kids. With this final lesson Eddie learns his true purpose and gains his own Heaven.