Part One: Still as Night - Chapter Three Summary

Summer is worried that hearing about May's ghost will only encourage Cletus, the neighbor boy, whose been coming over frequently, annoying her. Ob first spotted Cletus trying to break into his old Chevy last fall, and Summer warned Ob he'd better stay away from the boy. Instead, Ob went out to confront him and before Summer knew it, Cletus was inside their house sipping hot cocoa. Summer has always thoughT Cletus was odd because of his collections. First, Cletus was collecting old potato chip bags, then buttons, then wrapping paper, and finally pictures cut out of newspapers and magazines.

Once inside the house, Cletus shared stories with Ob for seven straight hours. He carries around a suitcase full of clippings and makes up stories about the people in them...