Things Not Seen Chapter 27 Summary

Search and Seizure

  • It's only 4:30AM, and Bobby wakes up to ridiculously loud voices, including his mom yelling. He figures it out immediately: The social worker is here with a warrant to look for Bobby. Apparently there were reports of light coming from the missing boy's room.
  • Bobby runs over and stands next to his desk and stands still so that no one can see him. He sees the police officer come in to feel his bed, declaring it still warm. Then he turns around and… he sees Bobby.
  • Bobby is so surprised by this that it takes him a moment to realize that he's naked and that he should probably cover up.
  • His mom rises to the occasion and immediately starts yelling at the social worker for scaring her son when he just got home from Florida and is tired and confused. Then they leave.
  • That's when Bobby tells his parents about how he plugged in the blanket thanks to Alicia's idea. His dad is kind of mad that he went ahead and did it without proper research, but he's proud of him for being so bold.
  • Finally—finally—Bobby can go back to his regular life.