Chapters 19-20, 'The Schwa Gets Radiation Therapy in a Room That Doesn't Smell Too Good No Matter How Much It's Disinfected' and 'The Weird Things Kids Do Don't Even Come Close to the Weird Things Parents Do' Summary

Lexie arrives at the expressway and convinces the Schwa to get up and come with them. They drive to the supermarket to see the Night Butcher. The Night Butcher tells them that the Schwa's mother was extremely unhappy. On that day, she broke down crying at the meat counter. The other butcher tried to console her, and they talked about how they both felt like they were watching their lives from...