Summary

Chapter 11. Leila remembers and describes being in the classroom when the principal of the school comes into her classroom to tell her that her sister is dead and she has to go down to the Vallejo police station. Leila equates the stillness of time in processing all of the information to the time she and Mason snorted heroin.

Leila describes her trip down to the police station and all of the questions the police officer asks about her sister. Leila calls Mason to tell him about Ona and he meets her at Caffe Venezia, but the café is closed, so Leila waits on the curb for Mason to drive up. When Mason arrives, Leila tells him to take her to the Baby Store because she has to tell Mah and Leon.

When Leila tells Leon and Mah, Mah falls to the floor, crying. They close...