Chapter 7 Summary

The next day Toby and Cal leave more groceries for Zachary. The boys are back on the roof watching, this time prepared for the wait with candy. The boys pass the time making up stories about Paulie Rankin.

A group of fourth graders approaches the trailer, while Cal and Toby watch and start hitting it with sticks, yelling mean words to Zachary. Cal and Toby climb off the roof and gather a bunch of rocks from a nearby pile, then climb back up. Toby throws a rock at Mason, Malcolm's little brother, and hits him on the bottom. Cal hits another boy's let, causing him to run off crying. Toby throws at the last remaining boy and misses, knocking out the trailer's window. Cal and Toby run away, leaving their bikes parked next to the bowling alley.

The next morning, Thursday morning, the...