In Becky’s second semester of senior year, she increasingly pulls away from her family, devoting herself to Tanner and her newfound faith. She plans to go to Europe with Tanner over the summer, where he will play some small European venues. She has had no contact with Clem since their falling out the night of the Crossroads concert, but she finally takes a phone call from him early one Saturday morning. He is still in New Orleans; the military has not yet drafted him, and he is beginning to wonder if they ever will. Although he plans to make up with Becky, the conversation does not go well. He is annoyed that she split Aunt Shirley’s money after he stuck up for her to Russ, and that she is still dating Tanner, of whom he does not approve. She angrily hangs up after telling him he makes her sick.

Gig, Tanner’s agent, calls Becky and tries to convince her that leaving for Europe would be a disastrous blow to Tanner’s momentum. At a church service, she has a second experience of feeling God’s presence, like the night of the Crossroads concert.