Chapters 15-16 Summary

In Chapter 15, Lena wakes the next day. Her leg injury hurts and is bleeding through the bandage. Lena calls Hana and leaves a message asking her to call. She tries to hide her limp from her aunt, but Carol notices. Luckily, Carol thinks that Lena has been secretly running, against Carol's wishes.

At work, Lena is distracted. She plans to meet Alex at Back Cove after work, and the minutes go by slowly. She can feel the signs of the deliria: distraction, loss of appetite, difficulty focusing. She doesn't care. She is daydreaming about Alex when he walks in, wanders around the store, and finally buys gum, chips, and root beer. When Alex leaves, Lena pretends she gave him the wrong change and runs after him. As she pretends to give him his correct change, she whispers for him to wait...