Summary

Chapter 23 brings the reader back to the present—the timeframe established in Chapter 1. The chapters that have intervened are all part of Creed.doc, a file Torey has been sending to various people on the internet.

Torey and a couple of his buddies are playing a prank on Leo, the strange kid. It doesn’t work, and Torey find himself trying to explain. He ends up apologizing to Leo for getting annoyed with him the night before, saying he’s got some problems weighing on him.

Leo surprises Torey by knowing about the Creed story, because he found Torey’s website and read it. Rather than discuss it further, Torey walks back to his room, where he reviews a document he put together the night before.

Torey’s latest document summarizes the remainder of his junior year at Steepleton. Renee still accusing Bo and Torey of...