Summary

This chapter is narrated by Scotty and takes place directly after Darlene’s incident with the father and son. Scotty recalls Darlene meeting a woman named Jackie outside of a minibus on the street. Jackie told Darlene about an agricultural job that pays above the minimum wage, with housing, a pool, and vacation time. Darlene was interested in this and asked to call her son. Jackie said that she could, free of charge, once they reach the job site. Darlene then briefly remarked about how Eddie probably thought that she loved his father more than him.

In the bus, Darlene could hear crack pipes and the popping of crack rocks, but she thought she could be imagining it. Scotty states that he approved of these people, and Darlene entered the bus. As Darlene suspected, inside the bus were men smoking...