The 57 Bus: Part 4: Back at Juvie Summary & Analysis

At Juvenile Hall, Richard quickly falls into the routine—he has been here before, after all. He attends classes and goes to church, but he mostly keeps to himself. One day, early in his stay, Richard is put in a room with the kid who had “stripped” him at gunpoint. He quickly apologizes to Richard and Richard accepts, since “he, too, hoped to be forgiven.” “Forgive, but don’t forget,” Jasmine says. Richard tells her to “stop saying that.” Richard says, “you have to forget. Because otherwise you haven’t truly forgiven.”