Chapter 4 Summary

As they approached Earl's trailer, Jamie thought it looked like a giant silver toaster. It was isolated— there weren't any other houses or trailers around. He liked the idea that the trailer was located near a pond. Earl said it could be his own private skating rink. Jamie had never skated in his life but it sounded like fun. Earl had lived there with his wife, June, but they had split up.

Jamie was surprised at how small the trailer was inside. Patty asked Jamie what he thought. He liked it, he told her. But she kept asking him which made him think she didn't want to live there. He asked what would they do if they didn't live there. Patty became angry, asking him if he thought they'd be homeless and would have no place to live because they left Van...