Chapters 29 and 30 Summary

In Chapter 29, when Gilbert and Becky reach the boarded up school, Becky climbs in a window and tells Gilbert he has to say goodbye to the building. Becky tells Gilbert to write something on the chalkboard of each room. Gilbert writes on all of the boards, except for his second grade room. Becky tells Gilbert he skipped the room and encourages him to face it. Gilbert write what happened the day he peed in his chair, which is the same time that his father hung himself. Gilbert runs away from Becky after she reads it and locks himself in his room for the rest of the night.

In Chapter 30, Gilbert is driving to Des Moines to pick up Janice when he decides to drive past the school building for one final goodbye. When he sees the crowd has already started to...