Summary

In Chapter 7, Shirin ignores someone calling out until she hears her name. She discovers she has dropped her phone. Ocean gives it to her. A cheerleader calls out to Ocean. That night, Shirin writes in her diary daily. She always carries it with her to ensure no one reads it. She feels too wired to write late that night and turns on her computer. It takes a long time to boot up. Ocean is the only contact on her AIM list online. She is sure he “would never be – even remotely interested in me” (65). She is about to turn it off when she hears the “ding” sounds of incoming messages. Ocean asks why she is up so late. He then asks what “jujehpolo” means (her screen name). Her family calls her “jujeh” because it means both small and baby chicken, and polo is...