Summary

Loother and Lony get bored in the stands. Lony is suddenly interested in the powwow, citing “something about the drum” and the sound of the singing “in real life” (263). The brothers dodge through the dancers but soon hear screaming.

Daniel sits in his basement waiting until the last moment to fly the drone. He does not want to waste battery. He wants to see Octavio succeed, but mostly he does not want the guns to be used. He dreams of an apocalypse where all the dead are Indians. Daniel’s mom enters the basement for the first time since Manny died. He lands the drone in the stands and hides his costly VR goggles. She invites Daniel to come eat. He impatiently asks her to wait. She agrees, sounding so sad that he almost leaves the drone behind. He promises to...