Read Chapters 46-57
Content Summary for Teachers
Chapters 46-57 (1/4)
Kya visits Jumpin' to get the bus times to Greenville so she can meet with her editor, Robert Foster. Jumpin' notices Kya's bruises and Kya reveals that Chase hit her. She convinces Jumpin' not to tell the police because the town is prejudiced against her and will accuse her of "whoring." Jumpin', afraid Chase will retaliate against Kya, makes Kya promise to visit more frequently and states that if he doesn't see her for more than a day, he will visit her shack with "a posse if need be."
Kya goes to Greenville and meets her editor, and when she returns, Jumpin' informs her that Chase died and the police suspect murder....
