Tweaked pgs 100-157

With the book almost being over, the suspense is building up on what Gordies family is going to end up like, and what will happen to Chase. Gordie is describing his parents to be ageing allot in only less than a year, and I am sure we can all guess why. Chase, financial issues, etc. His mom seemed to non intentially blame the situation on Gordie, when Gordie is just tryig to help. Gordie is failing two of his classes, and gets a chance to re-take his finals, or go to summer school. The night when Chase dissapeared was the last night he had to study for his exams, so that didnt happen. He went into his councelor the next day and signed up for summer school because he new that there was no hope for him passing the exams. I personally think I would have a tremendous amount of difficulty studying when my life was as bad as his. While he is in the councelor he finally opens  up to her and tells her almost everything about Chase which lifted a huge weight off his shoulders. Over the next week Chase doesnt call or show up. Everyday that Chase does not turn him self in to the police, the more the police are not going to play mister nice guy, and his punishment will get even worse.

At this point, he feels like nothing else can go wrong, so he tries to look for his bass guitar at local pawn shops. While he is downtown in a nasty area, he gets hit on by a grundgy looking man with no teeth, and smells horrible. The old man asks him if he wants to go on a date for money. This incident just show you how messed up people can get when they do drugs.

Later on Gordie finds out over the phone, that his Mom has been contacting Chase for weeks now, giving him almost 200 dollars a day. Chase has been using a pay phone right outside a conveniance store. Some how the police find out, and try to catch him at the phone booth calling his Mom. Gordie is watching at a distance, and as soon as the undercover cops seem a little too obvious, Chase runs! Gordie cannot help himself but to run after him as well. Chase gets away. At this point, Gordies Mom and Dad are not talking, and his Mom is contantly wasting gas looking for Chase.

At this point I really want to know what is going to happen to Chase. I personally think he is going to be dead, and there is not going to be a happy ending, but who knows, this book is pretty "Tweaked".....haha good one. Anyway if I were in Gordies shoes I would be on the verge of giving up, but something inside of him keeps looking for his brother.