Lu

The next morning, Lu’s mother says she is feeling better and that there are no deliveries scheduled for today. She tells him that Goose wants Lu to spend the day at work with him. Lu goes to see Goose, who tells him that after yesterday it might be good for Lu to see what he does for work.

Goose and Lu arrive at a basketball court in Glass Manor, which is busy with players, their girlfriends, and some people that Lu can tell are “messed up” (172) on drugs. Lu is surprised to see Coach Whit pull up alongside them, and she tells Lu that Goose has been helping her try to help her brother, Torrie “The Wolf '' and get him into rehab. She says that she decided to come see the Wolf in person so that she could read her letter aloud to him. The men on the basketball court greet Goose as they walk over, and Goose introduces Whit and Lu. Goose tells Lu to go sit on a bench in the corner, and Lu’s stomach drops to see Kelvin sitting on the bench.

Lu rehearses a litany of insults he can lob at Kelvin if he starts trouble, but when he sits down next to Kelvin, he says, “Wassup” (177).