Chapters Twenty-one and Twenty-two Summary

In Chapter Twenty-one Nomi falls asleep in two classes and is sent to the principal's office. Nomi is hopeful that her principal has recognized her suffering when he suggests to her that this is not the best year of her life, but that is as far as he goes. At lunch Nomi makes Travis mad when she berates him for wearing a poncho. In American History, Nomi falls asleep again and dreams of her mother.

Nomi remembers that she had woken up screaming again after Tash left home. Trudie took her in the middle of the night to The Mouth's house. She bangs on the door and demands her brother to tell Nomi that he is sorry. She wants her brother to tell Nomi he is sorry for scaring her and that all of the stories he...