In pages 112 to 154 of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Dana travels back home once and then returns to the past with Rufus eight days later. She ends up going home without Kevin, and she hopes he is still around the next time she is called on by Rufus. When she returns to the past, Kevin isn't at the Weylin plantation, but he has been in contact with Rufus by mail.
Dana is sent home because Tom was beating her. She tends to her wounds and packs a new bag for when she is called back again. When Dana arrives in the past, she sees Rufus fighting with Isaac, Alice's husband. Rufus rapped Alice,…
