Chapter 11 Summary

During his bus ride, Willie has had some vague thoughts of looking up some distant relatives outside of San Francisco. He has thought of working at a fast food place, while he rents a motel room, so he can save his money and figure out what to do next.

In Oakland, however, the bus has a layover at the terminal for minor repairs. Rather than wait for another bus to San Francisco, Willie decides to walk several blocks to the BART station, where he can catch a subway that would take him under the San Francisco Bay and into San Francisco. He makes this decision, even though the Greyhound driver tries to tell him this is not a good neighborhood for being out at night.

After walking a frightening couple of blocks from the bus terminal, Willie sees a city bus stop with...