Summary

Chapter 46 begins at Cindy’s funeral a week after her death, where Mighty plays Clair De Lune on the piano. The priest and several of Cindy’s friends and family speak, including Vince, who tells the mourners that she was flawed but beautiful. Jende, who is sitting in the back row, feels sorry for Mighty. That night he lays in bed with Neni and tells her that Cindy’s death was not her fault. Neni tells him that they should give her money away, and he tells her that Cindy would have died even if she had not given it to her.

In Chapter 47, Neni receives an invitation to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. She does not know what it means so she calls Betty, who tells her it means she is smart. She shows Jende the letter later that night and...