Summary

Page 127, Mayor – Mayor has not had an encounter with Garrett since the day he challenged Garrett over Maribel. Then one day, Garrett begins talking about Maribel sexually in school, and Mayor punches him in the neck. The two fight until Mr. Baker, the driver’s ed instructor, breaks them up. He orders them to the principal’s office and says their parents will be called, but Garrett responds that he hasn’t seen his father in three days. Rafael is enraged at Mayor for punching someone, and even more enraged because he discovers Mayor has been lying about being at soccer, and that his grades have slipped.

Christmas then rolls around, and Enrique comes home for a few days. Enrique is impressed that Mayor hit Garrett, and tells Mayor that he hates coming home anymore because it is so depressing. Mayor doesn’t think...