Chapters 21 and 22 Summary

Chapter 21

Jesus Boy walks alongside Frannie and Samantha after school. He tells Frannie that he'll be at the rec center later and it would be nice to see her there. She signs to him that maybe he had learned sign language from the people he had been with before he had come to his parents. He signs back that he doesn't remember. She signs back that he should grab one of the pinball machines at the rec center before she gets there. Jesus Boy tells the girls he'll see them tomorrow and runs off toward his home. Samantha wants to know if Jesus Boy is taking her out on a date. Frannie denies it. She's just being nice to him because he's the new boy. You never forget how that feels. Samantha laments that it would have been nice if Jesus...