She is cautioned against it. She insists on coming back on her birthday which they all think is worse yet, but she comes. It is a tragedy. She wants them to be together so badly but the mother is worried about getting them off to school. The father is worried about getting off to work.
Nobody sees anybody.
Then heartbroken, she asks to go back to the cemetery. Goodbye Grover's Corners. Goodbye Momma and Papa. Goodbye to clocks ticking and Mama's sunflowers and food and coffee and new ironed dresses and hot baths and sleeping and waking up. Oh Earth, you are too wonderful for anybody to realize you.