I Am the Messenger Part 2 / Chapter 5 Summary

cabs, the hooker, and alice

  • On the road again, Ed drives a prostitute to work; she introduces herself as Alice, even though people call her Sheeba.
  • He tries to keep his eyes on the road, but sneaks a peak at her long legs underneath her boots.
  • She asks him to come back and pick her up in the morning, and he agrees.
  • As he drives people around that night, Ed imagines her… at work. He thinks about how she's really Alice, but becomes Sheeba when she works; then he thinks about visiting her at work.
  • He gets lost in his thoughts and confides to us that he likes not thinking about the aces or Audrey for once.