The chapter opens with a gun pointed at the roof of the house, and the narrator tells us that it's Mom's hand that's so warm. He says that it feels like she's by his side all the time, and that she'll always be there for him. The narrator says that he remembers the first time he saw the firefly, and he thinks that it must have something to do with his feelings for his mom. The firefly tells him to go ahead and open the window.