16. Stranded. Cody writes an entry in his log saying that he asked Uncle Dock what happened to Sophie’s parents. Dock replies by saying that they’re back in Kentucky, but Cody tells him that he means Sophie’s biological parents, not her adoptive ones. Dock says that he won’t tell Cody what happened to them, because it’s “not a pretty story.”
The mystery around Sophie’s biological parents and her seeming inability to remember them continues to perplex Cody. This mystery is only intensified by Dock’s refusal to tell Cody what happened. Thus uncovering Sophie’s past is becoming one of Cody’s main preoccupations on the trip.