Chapters 21-25 Summary

Ned realizes in chapter twenty-one that Sam and Eileen left with the ambulance and he is stranded at the accident site. Tria introduces Ned to her mother, and Mrs. Ward invites Ned up to the house for something cool. Tria, Mrs. Ward, and Ned pile into the front seat of a big, expensive Lincoln. Tria is learning to drive because Mrs. Ward refuses to drive. Tria creeps up the dark drive in the car, and when her mother suggests that she turn on the headlights, Tria panics and stalls the car. Ned saves them by reaching over and throwing the car in park. They leave the Lincoln where it is, half off the road, and walk up to the house. The trio meets Jack Ward in front of the house, and he asks what happened to the car. Mrs. Ward tells...