Section 30 Summary

Adam is on his bike trip again and approaching Belton Falls, where he plans to spend the night. He remembers this as where he stayed with his parents last year and looks forward to feeling safe again in the motel, thinking of them and looking forward to arriving in Rutterburg, just across the river, tomorrow.

It is dark now and the motel lights are dark; the office is deserted as he parks his bike outside. The office is deserted and so are the cabins. Adam plans to sleep there anyway, possibly in one of the deserted cabins; there is still a mattress in the first one he looks at.

Across the street is a gas station and Adam finds a phone. He dials Amy's number planning to tell her about his adventure. The voice of an impatient man answers the phone and it...