Chapters 11 through 14 Summary

In chapter eleven, Mark wakes Trey and gives him a heavy flannel shirt to wear. Mark prepares to leave and Trey battles fear. Mark insists they push the truck out to the road before starting it so no one hears them leave. Trey continues to whimper and Mark finally says that Trey can stay behind. However, Trey realizes that's not what he wants. Trey steers while Mark pushes the truck out of the barn. Mark takes the wheel and the starts the truck, referring to the truck as "Good old Bessie." Trey asks why Mark didn't tell his parents and Mark says they would worry about him. Trey suggests they'll worry anyway and Mark says they'll just think he's running around, getting into "little trouble." They drive along for awhile before Mark notes they are meeting headlights.

In chapter twelve, Trey...