Summary

On 14 September 2015, Henry chooses not to press the button and the sluggers return him to Calypso. He wanders by his old elementary school where he used to be called Hillbilly Henry because he always wore a cowboy hat until another student peed on it. He finds a phone booth and calls Marcus, only to learn that the sluggers kept Henry for two days. Marcus asks if the aliens abducted Henry before saying that he was dreaming of Henry. Marcus says that their relationship is more than just sex. Henry thinks that his humiliation only started because Jesse died, as he was the only one who believed him. He decides to not push the button.

22 September 2015 shifts back to school as Marcus bullies Henry more. He thinks about why the other characters would press the button and thinks Jesse would have made the...