Chapters 19 - 21 Summary

Marisol joins Pancho and Josie at the swing set, and invites Pancho and D.Q. to them at the zoo later that week. Pancho isn't really interested, but figures that D.Q. would enjoy spending the afternoon with Marisol. He agrees, as long as D.Q. is feeling up to the outing. Pancho has supported D.Q. through each of his chemotherapy treatments thus far, and they're far more gruesome than he ever could have imagined. D.Q. is weaker than ever and constantly vomiting. She and Pancho talk about how interesting D.Q. is. Marisol thinks he has an extraordinary amount of faith - something Pancho had never considered before - and that he seems to be in touch with another dimension. Later, she asks Pancho if he'd like to work the rickshaw once a week, pulling the kids around...