He often travels between the past and present, though he never revisits the time he spent at Parchman. Because Richie has died, he is able to visit different points in time. Richie compares himself to Jojo, and he realizes that Jojo has an air of “innocence” about him. Richie explains that Jojo doesn’t know about love or time. In the car, Richie and Jojo have a conversation about the things Jojo has yet to learn.
Richie tells Jojo he is searching for a “song” that he “knows he is a part of.” Jojo grows frustrated with Richie and says that he is speaking nonsensically. Richie asks Jojo if River has ever mentioned Richie’s death, but Jojo knows that Pop is sensitive to the subject-he prefers to avoid that conversation altogether. Jojo replies “no.” Richie tells Jojo that he knows he died while trying to escape Parchman, but he is haunted by the fact that he doesn’t know the details of his own death. While Leonie vomits in the gas station parking lot, Richie asks Jojo if Leonie is his mother. He forces Leonie to drink the mixture, much like she had done to Kayla just a day before. Michael mixes the charcoal powder into the milk, which emits an odor that sends the entire car reeling. While inside the gas station, he secretly purchases a lollipop for Kayla. Jojo returns to the car with the requested items, but he has to go back into the store to purchase a tool to break down the charcoal into powder. Michael grows aggravated at Jojo’s defiance, and Jojo fears that Michael will slap him. Jojo initially refuses, afraid of leaving Kayla alone with Richie. Michael gives Jojo money to go inside and buy milk and charcoal. Michael stops at a gas station in hopes of buying a remedy for Leonie. Leonie is suffering from having taken too much meth, and her body contorts while she hallucinates in the front seat.
Richie remarks that Jojo resembles River, both physically and in his mannerisms. The officer lets Jojo go, and Richie asks Jojo if River had ever told his grandson about Richie’s story. He thinks about Kayla and the possibility of her being harmed.
While the police officer stands at Leonie’s window, Richie warns Jojo that they will “chain him.” Jojo is asked to exit the vehicle, and he worries that he will be subject to police violence. Fearing arrest for her possession of meth, Leonie swallows the entire stash whole. While Leonie is driving Michael home from Parchman, they get pulled over by a police officer.
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