Part One: Still as Night - Chapter Four Summary

On the school bus, Cletus shows Summer his new favorite photo, an antique photo of a baby in a christening gown so long it nearly covers the chair the baby is sitting on, giving the impression that the baby is simply hovering in the air. Cletus likes the photo because he thinks it's "surreal". He got the photo from another old neighbor, Mrs. Davis. Summer is annoyed that Cletus is bothering other neighbors as well, but Cletus feels bad for Mrs. Davis who never gets visitors.

Cletus arrives to the house after dinner, and Ob wastes no time asking him whether or not he believes in the afterlife. Cletus absolutely does. When Cletus was seven-years-old and his grandfather had just passed away, everyone was ignoring him on the day...