Kindred Chapter 2 Summary

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Dana helps bring Alice’s mother back to consciousness and tells her that she is a free woman in need of help. Alice’s mother tell Dana that her husband is a slave of Mr Weylin, Rufus’s father. Dana goes to retrieve a blanket from outside, but a patrolman has come back. He mistakes Dana for Alice’s mom’s twin sister, and chases her into the woods, beats her savagely, and rips off her clothes, intent on raping her. Dana becomes dizzy and returns to the future.
Dana returns home and Kevin is there. She refuses to tell him what happened until after she slept. Kevin packs a bag of items that she might need if she time travels again and fastens it to her with a rope. Dana explains what happened and they discuss what she can do to defend herself.

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