Lefty tells her about Calloway and wonders that the man is very old, but admits there must be many Mrs. She indignantly asks Lefty if he noticed this, and asks what parents would let their child be like this. The woman points to his stings and lumps and how skinny he is. He hears a woman calling his name but he pretends to still be asleep so he can figure out what is going on. The narrative breaks and we see Bud waking up, realizes he must have been very tired because he was out cold. He asks Bud if he is sleepy and Bud says yes, excited that he can have time to formulate responses to Lefty’s imminent questions about Herman. He gives Bud back the pop and teases him about the car and the blood and having a little peanut head. The man shouts in recognition.Īfter a moment the man introduces himself as Lefty Lewis. When the man asks about his father, he tells him Herman Calloway is his father. The man asks if his mother is worried about him and Bud says she is dead. The man and Bud drive back toward Flint, and Bud privately thinks he will never get away from this city. Bud is reassured by all the evidence against the man's being a vampire. He then says he has to get the blood to the hospital in Flint as soon as possible, but smiles that he will never forget the sight of Bud trying to get away.

Bud asks to see the man’s teeth and the man shows him. The man sighs and asks what would the food be for, and that vampires do not know how to drive cars. Bud exclaims that he knows the man is a vampire because he has human blood with him.

The man approaches and tells Bud to roll down his window, and Bud cannot help but obey. The car goes thirty feet before it comes to a stop.

Bud not buddy