In this chapter, the narrator reflects on his father's death and recalls the fire drill that took place in his chemistry class. The fire drill was part of a month-long awareness campaign on fire safety, and the fire fighters were there to talk to the students about the dangers of fire. The narrator feels that he is the only one who can save his father from the fire, and he asks the fire fighter if he really wants to die in a fire. He feels sorry for his father, but he is also the one who has to go to the scene of the fire to save him.