By this point in the book Gordie has been faced with things that probably would be traumatizing to most people including me. For example, he gets jumped by two gangsters on the side of the road named Ratchet and DC. Shocker, Chase had owed the gangsters two grand, and when didn't get there money on time, they went after his family. When Chase gets home from rehab, Gordie can barely talk to him because he is so disappointed. They get into a small fight, and Chase breaks down in a whimper and tell Gordie that he is scared for his life. He is scared that he is going to get killed by Ratchet and DC, because he had already broke his best friend Hatchets hand because he owed them 500 dollars. Chase begs Gordie for money, and Gordie leaves him hanging and tells him he will think think it over the next couple weeks.
Gordie's Dad lets him borrow there sports car they own that Chase used to drive all the time. Making it all the way to the highway, they began to be chased by another car, ending up reaching dangerous speeds of 140 kmh. They eventually see that it is the gangsters trying to kill them. Gordie and his friend eventually get pulled over and the cops found records of drug possessions and steeling all because it was from Chase leaving them in the Police station. After his parents picked them up disappointed about the speeding ticket, they knew the drug talk was not Gordie. Chase disappeared for about two weeks and the two grand was over 2 weeks overdue. Chase had lost around 50 lbs, and had broken out in "speed bumps", sores all over his body oozing gross stuff trying to get rid of the noxious chemicals in his body from the meth.
Gordie and his parents have had enough after they get a phone call from his grandma terrified for her life because Chase entered her house with a knife demanding for money. They had finally kicked him out. They changed the locks and didn't see Chase for two more weeks. He would come back once in awhile begging for food, and a place to sleep, but as hard is it was for his parents, they had to say NO.! It seemed like Chase did not learn his lesson though; he would break in occasionally when no one was home and try and steal things so he could sell them. Also, he applied for a credit card in this mothers name and nearly drained there family bank account. It just seems like one thing after another, and there family doesn't get a break from Chase being a bastard and selfish. Gordie is livid with this situation because his parents are barely paying any attention to him because they are constantly working with there finances or worrying about Chase and why he is the way he is. Truthfully, I think Chase just got ahold of this horrible behavior from hanging around the wrong people. If I were Chases parents right now i would use all of the money i had left to put him back in rehab, because there is no way he is getting better on the streets. I think this whole situation is scary and has gotten out of hand.
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