Summary

Chapter 5. Mason and Tex head to the city on a Saturday morning for the former’s medical tests. Tex is worried by the thought of losing his brother, as a real parent would be. To avoid this preoccupation, Mason sends Tex out for a few hours with the truck. Stopping at a shopping center, Tex embarrasses himself with a sales clerk he finds attractive. He then goes to an outdoor gear shop where he finds a fishing lure he wishes to purchase.

Chapter 6. On their way back to town, the brothers visit Lem. They meet the small family and see his new baby. Lem takes them around in his new car, prompting Mason to ask what he is doing now. Lem admits to being a drug dealer to Mason’s disapproval. The brothers leave and Tex is saddened because he knows he may never see...