Chapter 15 Summary

Three weeks later, Willie dances to music in Lacey's living room, moving from his new center. Lacey is not home. Willie does not see much of him, but he sees Lacey get extremely upset whenever he talks to his ex-wife on the phone. Andre has offered to let Willie live in the basement apartment at school if things get too rough, but Willie senses that Lacey is attached to him, and Willie does not want to seem ungrateful.

Then Lacey comes home drunk, and he has a girl with him that Willie recognizes from school. Her name is Angel, and Willie sees that she works for Lacey. It makes him sad, and he excuses himself to go to bed.

Late in the night, Angel's screams awaken him. Lacey is beating Angel severely. Willie instinctively grabs his cane and goes upstairs to Lacey's room...