This chapter opens with a description of a group of boys putting marshmallows on their sticks and putting them near a fire. One of the boys, named Gypk, tells the narrator that he has tried to eat all the marshmallows in his mouth. This makes the narrator very nervous. He goes to the internet and searches for "snakes" and "vinder vipers" but fails to find anything. Five days later, the phone rings again and the narrator is told that he is the "vendrel viper" . The next day, the man is so scared that he tries to leave, but his battery is dead. He calls 911 and the police are called. The man opens the door to find that the police have not arrived. The