Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

T. J. gulped and leaned over, his head between his legs. “I . . . I'm sick, Stacey. I gotta get home 'fore my daddy wake up. . . . He say I stay 'way from that house one more night, he gonna put me out, and he mean it, too. He put me out, I got no place to go. You gotta help me."

How does the excerpt develop the theme of friendship in the story?

The author shows that when T. J. needs help, he turns to a friend he can trust.
The author shows that when T. J. needs help, he has no place to go.
The author shows that when T. J needs help, he has no more friends.
The author shows that when T. J. needs help, he can only depend on himself.