August, Chapters 8, 9, 10 and 11 Summary

Ava is startled awake by the sound of a car pulling into the lane. Joyce is in Lansing for her meeting the next day, and Eddie has an out of town job that will keep him away overnight, so Ava is surprised by the appearance of a car. She is able to see that the intruders are Tyrone, the minister's son; Frank; and Frank's girlfriend. The two boys proceed to have sex with the girl, and Frank throws an empty beer bottle into Joyce's front window before they speed away.

Ava's nerves are rattled, but she waits until Eddie returns to discuss what action should be taken. Eddie's offer to take care of those boys once and for all is a bit unnerving for Ava, so they wait until Joyce returns home to file a police report. The authorities...