The chapter opens with a rumble from the rain. It's not a good sign, because it's nighttime and there's nothing to do but stare at the sky. The narrator tells us that the rumble is a sign that something important is about to happen. He says that he doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure that it was something important to say to his mother. He also says that his mother's body was found in the river and that he'll do the same thing to her. He's going to do it, no matter what it means to him.