Chapters 7-15
Janie didn't get anything from Jody that money couldn't buy and Jody was getting old. Janie finally shot down Jody and stood up for herself, this made him embarrassed in front of his friends and he got mad. He's use to being the one the guys look up to, but he isn't anymore. Jody eventually got sick and died, his kidneys stopped working and it was too late to reverse it. Janie talks about how she really hated her grandma. After Jody's death, Janie has a lot of men coming to try to marry her, but Janie didn't want anyone. She kept saying how she enjoyed her freedom. One day, everyone was at the game, but Janie was in the store, and a man with the nickname Tea Cake comes in to play checkers. They begin hanging out, but people warn her that he has no money, so he may just want her money. Tea Cake says he is a good gambler and that's how he gets a lot of his money. Tea Cake leaves work once in a while to sneak in on Janie at home. Janie begins working with Tea Cake because he doesn't like the time without her. Janie begins to get jealous of a girl named Nunkie who flirts with Tea Cake.
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