Chapter 2 Summary

Charlie wakes up in chapter 2 and realizes that he slept late. At first, he doesn't remember what happened the night before but the memories of Laura and Jasper hit him hard after a few moments of being awake. Charlie has the eerie feeling that he is being watched and he expects to see police surrounding his house.

But he is not being watched and no one is there so he takes a bath, where he becomes anxious about whether or not Jasper killed Laura and why Jasper would have sought him out if he did. Charlie decides that he believes Jasper and that, in many ways, Jasper is the only one in town who speaks the whole truth.

After taking a bath, Charlie joins his parents in the kitchen. Initially, he is convinced that they know something because of the way they are...