Chapters 32-36 Summary

In Chapter 32, Ellie becomes drunk on the train and suddenly disembarks in Royston. As they walk down the street, Ellie sees a Kurt Cobain cutout in a music store window and becomes convinced that the store owner is trying to make money off of Kurt Cobain's tragic death. Ellie breaks the window with her boot and steals the cutout. As Ellie and Marcus wait for the police to come, Marcus realizes that Ellie is to blame for most of the trouble and pain that comes down on her. Marcus' father and Lindsey are the first to arrive at the police station. As Clive begins to make excuses for his own behavior, Marcus blows up and tells him that he is a useless father.

In Chapter 34, Will drives Fiona and Ellie's mother, Katrina, to Royston. On the way they bond in a...