Resolution

"I half-closed my and imagined this was the spot where everything I'd ever lost since my childhood had washed up, and I was now standing here in front of it, and if I waited long enough, a tiny figure would appear on the horizon across the field, and gradually get larger until I'd see it was Tommy and he'd wave maybe even call."(288)

Norfolk was always rumored to be the place where all lost things go. So, in that perfect spot that to an average bistanderd would be considered a dump, Kathy imagined all of the regrets in her shot life. She reviews all of the opportunities that see missed. And, her most important lost treasure, Tommy, and all of the time that they should have spent together.  Now, in the place where all of her lost things lie, she's thinking about her lost life. In telling this story, she contemplating the story of her life, and what meaning it had. In the end, thinking at Norfolk, I think she came to the conclusion that her life was worth while. She had lasting friendships, work that she found to be fulfilling, and memories of a happy childhood.