The High School

The high school Shirin attends is never named. It seems like a typical high school of this time. The author tends not to describe the settings except in general terms. There are several specific places in this setting that are important to the story line, including the biology lab where Shirin and Ocean spend a lot of time together.

The Dance Room

The dance room is a room in the gym where Shirin, Navid, and their friends practice breakdancing. The room is fairly large. The door is locked except when the room is in use. The room is near where Ocean practices basketball, which is why Shirin and Ocean encounter each other there sometimes.

Shirin's House

Shirin's family lives in an ordinary middle-class home. The house has two stories. Shirin's and Navid's bedrooms are upstairs. The house and the individual rooms seem ordinary. As is the...