now
- Feather cries when Bobby leaves her with the sitter now; Jackie says that she's getting attached to Bobby.
- When Bobby looks at Feather, he sees Nia.
- Bobby meets K-Boy and J. L. in the Laundromat—he's late because he didn't want to get detention, which would be inconvenient for his dad.
- The three boys head to Grand Central Station to take a train to go see Nia.
- When Bobby picks Feather up from the babysitter's, Jackie reminds him of a doctor's appointment for Feather the next day.
- Living with his dad, Bobby's only a few blocks from Jackie's house.
- Bobby wants to go to the arcade, but he thinks of his friends and goes home instead.
- On the table is a letter from his brother, and once Feather's eyes are shut tight, Bobby tells her about Nia.