Warriors Don’t Cry: Chapter 15 Summary & Analysis

When Melba arrives home, Grandma India is concerned about her having a white boy’s car. Mother Lois comes home and is just as upset to hear that Melba has trusted Link who could be setting a trap for Melba. He calls, as he promised. He tells her to drop off the car at an ice cream place and when she asks why he helped her, he says it is because Andy is serious about killing her. Every time she sees Link thereafter, he winks at her or wears a pleasant expression.

On her way to lunch, Melba goes to her locker and sees that it has been broken into and someone dumped out her books. At lunch, a group of white boys moves in close to her. She gets nervous. She sees Link among her regular attackers, behaving like a member of their group. Melba wonders about his sincerity. In the cafeteria, someone throws a golf ball wrapped in paper at her head. She tries to distract herself with a book about Mahatma Gandhi’s experience in prison when someone approaches and begins taunting her. She thanks him and her harasser slowly backs away in astonishment. Melba is pleased with herself.