Section 28 Summary

Adam is acting like a spy - lurking around the boy's house planning to get his bike back. He sees his bike on the front porch but is afraid to go over to get it just yet. His headache is gone after taking the aspirins and he thinks of the medicine he flushed this morning. He has faced many difficult moments today without it and he is happy he has had a clear and alert head.

The boy comes out of his house and goes to the bike. The boy's mother comes out and begins to talk to the boy. The boy turns his back on his mom in anger and Adam is reminded of his own mother. He gets angry that the boy has a mother yet turns his back on her in rejection. Adam wants to beat the boy up.

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