Chapter 25-28 Summary

Georgia, Sticky's new "foster lady" takes him home to Venice, his present home. He says goodbye to his roommates in foster care. The director wonders why Sticky can't seem to find a permanent foster-care arrangement. He has a heart-to-heart talk with the boy, complimenting Sticky, telling him he's a good person, and tells the boy it's not his fault that he keeps getting rejected by his new parents. The other resident kids in foster care pull themselves away from watching MTV videos to bid him farewell. Shift to the morning of Anh-thu's sixteenth birthday when she has an attack or morning sickness in the staff bathroom at work. She realizes that she may be pregnant with Sticky's child. She resolves to grow up, stop acting like a little girl, and face this situation with courage. Scene shifts to Lincoln Rep, where...