Part Three: Chapters 51 - 57 Summary

Two days before her big biology test, LaVaughn is riding the bus when two little kids accidentally get off at the wrong stop. They're only six or seven years old, and they're completely panicked. LaVaughn helps them get on the next bus, find the right stop, and locate their grandmother in the crowd. When LaVaughn gets home, she's tired and angry at the children's parents for letting them travel alone when they're obviously too young to do so. She falls asleep and is woken by Jody peeking his head in her room. He's here to drop off the biology book she accidentally left at the bus stop. He tells her he likes her ceiling, that he's going to miss her if she moves, and that she should clean her room. LaVaughn's heart soars. The next day, Jolly...