Chapters 20 through 26 Summary

Chapter 20: Jayjones receives several college scholarships to play basketball. He is thrilled to receive a scholarship from Georgetown, a university with a well-respected and top-tier basketball program. Jayjones already plans having money enough to take care of his family's problems in four years when he is drafted into the NBA.

Tash has a small party at the house. He invites several of the "girls" (gay friends) over. He plays a keyboard as Neeka and the narrator sing "By and By". Their voices have changed from puberty, but the result is still beautiful and harmonious. The narrator guesses that maybe their "Big Purpose" is to simply figure themselves out and find their place in the world.

Chapter 21: Neeka and the narrator attend school. Miss Irene insists on dropping them off and picking them up in order to keep them out of trouble...