Summary

In Chapter 48, the next morning Bean’s mother approached Bean with a guide book saying that she had a great idea for a road trip. Bean argued with her, telling her that they couldn’t just leave. She told her mother they should stay and try to work out their problem for once. Uncle Tinsley agreed. When her mother pointed out to Bean that she’d tried to work things out by filing charges against Maddox, seeming to make things worse, Bean got angry and told her mother they wouldn’t have been in that situation if her mother had acted like an adult to start with. Her mother cried saying there was no way she was staying in Byler. Uncle Tinsley comforted Charlotte telling her she wasn’t a bad person. Bean thought about apologizing but decided it was best her mother...