Suddenly, upon the coming of chapter 11, Dylan is in Vermont with little pretense. In the beginning of the previous chapter, which, like all of the chapters, was very long and included so much that in that time it was easy to forget what had happened, it was mentioned briefly that Dylan was going to Vermont. Now, however, you’re overwhelmed by new names and new images, of other white people making fun of Dylan for once, or at least Buzz was. Dylan is living with the Windles family, who, in contrast to the city, live in a very rural world.
Dylan really likes the Windles’ daughter, Heather. That much is made clear in the beginning of the chapter. He’s 12, and she’s 13, so it seems that they’re at an age when they probably shouldn’t have so many of these feelings anyways. But throughout the book Dylan is shown to be mature for his age, and very much so, so perhaps it’s not so strange after all. She’s curious about Brooklyn, so he tells her about it, and in an offhand thought of Dylan’s it’s revealed that he made a costume, presumably because of his new flying ability.
When they were eating ice, they laughed about how their lips were numb so that they couldn’t feel anything, and suddenly they kissed. It wasn’t described in much detail, and right after they didn’t seem to make a big deal of it. But then, almost right after, Dylan began to give Heather a back rub, and suddenly began to grope her. When he moved his hands down to her shorts, though, she pulled away, and then they rode bicycles together without another thought of what happened, and so it’s impossible to tell if they really felt anything at all in the act.
He later showed her his costume. He was to be Aeroman, the flying superhero. He wanted to show her his powers, but she expressed her dislike for the costume and left before he could show her. After she left, he flew over the Windles’ swimming pool, again and again.
Dylan’s suddenly back in Brooklyn. Heather never appears again.
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