Chapter Four (Jason) Summary

Jason dresses for a trip to the mall a few days after the Rainbow Youth meeting. His girlfriend, Debra, has given him a steel necklace as a gift. When he puts it on, his father barges into the room and tells him to take it off; it makes him look "queer." The abuse continues as Jason's father calls him a plethora of names. When he grabs Jason's arm, Jason drops his drinking glass and it shatters on the floor. His father is irate and demands that Jason clean up the mess.

At the mall, Jason meets up with Debra and their best friends, Corey and Courtney. While standing in line at the food court, the teenagers giggle about a gay couple waiting in line ahead of them, which makes Jason uncomfortable. While they eat, they talk about Nelson and...