Too Bright to See

Bug bikes over to Moira’s house. He decides not to tell Moira about Griffin; he doesn’t want her to “start acting like [Griffin is his] future boyfriend” (92). Bug has brought a Ouija board with him. He wants to use it to try and contact Roderick, but he has read about the dangers of using one alone. Moira and Bug use the board together. All they get is nonsense and letters that do not spell anything. 

A thunderstorm begins and Moira dances in the rain. Bug does not want to get wet because he did not bring a change of clothes with him. Moira convinces him to dance in the rain with her and his clothes get soaked. Moira gives him one of her sundresses to wear. Bug admits that the dress is comfortable, though it makes him feel strange. Moira tells him that he looks good. He looks at himself in the mirror and thinks that he looks like a real girl. He feels a strange feeling in his stomach, like he has “swallowed [his] bike chain” (97).