Summary

Chapter 26: Lonnie returns from the lake trip and visits Sam. Sam is excited to show Lonnie her new car, but he is unimpressed. She gives him back his school ring and asks for her panties back. She tells him she wants to break up. Lonnie tells her she is just confused and wants to know what is going on with her. She tells him it has nothing to do with him. He gets angry and tells her he is going to throw the ring in the lake and then leaves.

Chapter 27: Sam visits her Pap and Mamaw Hughes, her father, Dwayne’s parents. They live outside of Hopewell, in the country. They are chicken and tobacco farmers. Donna, Sam’s aunt, lives there with her baby. Sam thinks Donna is a hillbilly and does not like her.

Sam asks Mamaw if there are...