Summary

This chapter introduces readers to an unnamed narrator that talks about Darlene. He states that his name is Scotty (who narrates the past, but exists in the present), that he has millions of friends, and that he partied with Darlene. He mentions that her son was about 11 or 12 and that she would have done anything to party with him. It is eventually revealed to the reader that Darlene was working as a prostitute, but not a very good one (according to Scotty), as she wore very long skirts and refuses to bend over. A potential patron called her lazy, and Scotty explains that calling her lazy is also calling her “nigger” (25). Darlene talked to herself for a short period and was eventually approached by a father and son in a VW Rabbit (Scotty tells readers that Darleen thought that they were middle class...