Summary

Chapter 8

In Chapter 8, Ruby sees a small Asian girl wearing huge, yellow rubber gloves. The girl runs away with Ruby right behind her. They continue to run as Martin pursues her. Ruby sees the little girl, later identified as Suzume, rush toward a beat-up black van with the words, “Betty Jean Cleaning” on the side. Suzume jumps inside and slams the door. Ruby begs to be let in then realizes she’s putting the little girl in danger and decides she needs to lead Rob and Martin as far away as she can. Before she can take off, Suzume pulls her inside the van and pushes her down, covering her with a paint-splattered sheet and motioning for her to be quiet. Just then, Ruby hears two male voices get in the van. They identify each other as Liam, known as Lee, as Chubs...