Chioni's Wish

Chioni's wish is a matter of some debate. In the story, Chioni wishes for a miracle and the moon glows brighter than it had before as she lay dying on the cliff and after Amara had died.

Her hope, by making this wish is that she and Amara would meet again in the next life.

"''If I were to have one wish...I would wish for a miracle. Perhaps...one day...in the next life...no matter the place...the odds...to meet you one more time...I could wait for you, Amara. I could wait...a thousand years." ''

(A Child Named Loveless, Chapter 16, P.225)

Her present-day incarnation, Erica made the same wish, wishing for a miracle. On both her's and Rose's birthday it started to snow, even though it was summer, June 31st.

There's a phrase often repeated "Snow in the heart of summer" indicating a theme and a pun off of Erica's and Rose's last named (Snow and Summer respectively).

While snow in summer might be considered a miracle, the author might have been playing off of that pun and meant that the miracle was actually the two of them meeting again in their next life.

This is further emphasized by the poem at the end of the book.