Summary

This chapter takes place briefly after Chapter 15 and is narrated by the unnamed 3rd person narrator. Eddie was assigned to the maintenance crew. He began with the tasks of changing equipment’s lightbulbs and repairing equipment. One night, when Eddie was harvesting carrots Sextus stated that he heard that Eddie was a good repairman, and Sextus asked Eddie if he could fix a computer. Eddie reluctantly said yes.

A week later (even though Sextus said tomorrow) Darlene (dressed up) and Eddie got to Sextus’ extravagant estate, Summerton. Sextus gave them a brief tour while eyeing Darlene. He explained that his wife was pregnant and that it would be a boy. He recalled how they originally thought it was going to be a girl, so they painted the room’s walls pink. He refused to repaint the walls, even if it would mean that...