Chapter 21 Summary

Juan is in the McKnight's driveway when Cal and Kate return from the fields. Mr. McKnight pays the workers. Juan waves up at Toby in his bedroom window. Toby waves back. After sunset, Toby, Cal, and Kate head over to Zachary's trailer. Zachary is not happy about the idea until Toby explains that they are not going to a church. They all pile outside to go to the lake, but the truck will not start.

Wylie Womack is still dismantling his snow cone stand and offers to let them use his cart. They arrive at the lake and find Malcolm waiting, but Ferris is not there. Toby is worried, because he does not want to have to do the ceremony himself. However, Ferris shows up just as they are about to start. Ferris asks Zachary his middle name before he begins, learning that...