Summary

Birdie takes a bus to Boston, hoping to find Aunt Dot at the address on the postcard Dot had sent to Sandy. She first visits the old family house and when she sees that different people are living there, she sits down on the pavement, feeling dejected. A transvestite named Corvette comes panhandling for change, but takes pity on Birdie when he sees how upset she is. He helps her find the address she has for Dot, but the name on the apartment mailbox is not Dot’s. She knocks on the door anyway, and is met by a little girl who leads her into the apartment. Dot is there, and when she sees Birdie, she drops the plate of food she’s holding and wraps Birdie in a warm embrace. Dot feeds Birdie a big breakfast, and Birdie hopes that if she stays busy eating...