Everyone knows that summer vacation is not a thing in the future, but that's just what it sounds like in this chapter. It's the time of year when kids go away to summer camps. The narrator tells the audience that he's going to go to a summer camp, just like everyone else. He tells us that he won't be spending any money at the camp, because he'll be spending all his free time doing his own thing. He's not worried about the other kids, though, because they'll all be doing their own thing, too. He also warns us that the party will turn into a "fuck party" , since everyone will be watching them. He says that he and his friend, Kijima, will throw a party, but they're not going to invite anyone, since they've already decided to go out for a walk. He adds that he can't even let his friends watch him and Kijima get started, because that would be too much for them to watch. Finally, the narrator realizes that she's wearing "waggy panties" . They're ugly, she says, but also beige. She's so embarrassed that she leaves the closet door open, and the boys come to help her open them. She asks them to tell her what's wrong with the panties, and they tell her to go wash her hands, and then she leaves.