- By Saturday Pearl isn't grounded anymore; her mom figures she's done her time.
- Her mom invites her to the lagoon to spend the day with her and Louise, but Pearl doesn't want to go, and instead she packs her backpack for a trip to the river.
- On the walk through the orchard, Hoyt sees her and thanks her for helping out his worker, Amiel, the day before.
- He's going to take Amiel's bike back to him today, so maybe she could show him where the guy lives.
- Pearl knows that would be a mistake because then her uncle would see that Amiel is shacking up in the woods, so she offers to take it herself.
- She rides the bike to Amiel's home and calls out to him.
- Pearl knows she promised not to bother him, but she's been worried. She tells him as much and then sits down next to him.
- When she touches his hand, he recoils. Amiel tells her it would be impossible for them to be together.
- Pearl figures he's just not that into her, and she gets it, so when he asks her to go, she does.