Summary

This chapter recalls the events that took place directly after Joe and Eddie got on the Death Bus. Eddie noticed that Jackie gave drugs to many of the passengers while Tuck (what Eddie calls Joe) became very sick. When they arrived, Eddie asked about his mother, but he received no new information.

How and Sextus (the owner) met to determine what to do with the sick Tuck. They decided to lock both Tuck and Eddie in a barn. They stayed there for four days, Tuck asked for alcohol on credit, Eddie explored the woods, and a worker stated that Tuck’s sickness must not have been medical, but Obeah Juju. Tuck recovered and told Eddie about his life. He stopped touring because his bandleader had a drug problem and blamed many things on the band, which lead Tuck to drink. Eddie asked...