Chapter 7 Summary

Chapter 7 begins on the same Tuesday as Chapter 6 and then proceeds to Wednesday. Victor and Marsha rush to VJ's bedroom and discover a brick has been thrown through his window. Victor runs outside and fails to catch the perpetrator. Marsha tries to calm VJ, but he repeatedly insists he will find and kill whoever threw the brick. The brick is wrapped in a note that says 'remember our deal.' Victor calls the police, and they show up and take a report. After the police leave, Victor tells Marsha about his problems at work, and they speculate on who could have thrown the brick. Victor doesn't understand what the note could mean. Everyone goes to sleep, and the novel timeline proceeds to Wednesday.

In the morning, Marsha tries to convince VJ to spend the day with his school friend Richie Blakemore, but VJ...