Chapter 24 Summary

The next morning Sonny wakes up in love with Lois, but he is over it by the week's end and is missing Jacy again. Genevieve tells him that Jacy has been taken to Dallas until college starts, and Genevieve notes that Jacy took Sonny for a ride. While they are talking, the football team comes in, laughing, and Sonny feels left out and depressed. He goes to the picture show and watches a funny movie, but when he comes out Old Lady Mosey tells him that she is going to have to close the picture show because she is losing money. Sonny feels sad, and he goes to wait on the curb for Billy to finish sweeping. Billy has become restless since Sam the Lion's death. He is only happy with Sonny, and Sonny watches out for him.

Sonny continues to see the...