Part 2, p. 29 - 49 Summary

The next day, Will visits Dead Man's Hill, where he looks down at the route BT must have taken, considers how terrifying it is to him (Will), and thinks of how terrifying he finds a long list of things (see "Quotes", p. 31). He comments on how he keeps his fears carefully hidden, comments on his strengths (his good friends, his capacity for common sense and responsible behavior), and how he has so many questions about himself and the world. "Why," he asks himself, "do I stare at the sky at night?" A moment later, he steps back from the edge of Dead Man's hill and returns to town.

Will picks up a trophy he had had engraved after winning a chess tournament. As he's going home, he sees a tiny flash of light coming from the always-on-time clock in...