Chapter 19 Summary

The same night, Willie is in the school's basement room alone, surprised that Hawk and Kato are more than an hour late. The room is lighted with a bare bulb, and there is a radio playing low, but there is a gym towel stuffed under the door. No light or sound escapes.

Willie is writing a letter to his parents, but he has not gotten very far. He is not sure what he wants to say. It might be easier to write Johnny first, but his parents might feel betrayed if he contacted someone else first. He feels apologetic, although Andre has reminded him that it was his dad's job to stick with Willie through his bad time, and he did not do it.

Suddenly, Willie hears noise in the school building. He hopes it is Hawk, but after a minute he knows...