Summary

Alice is the first to suggest they get together, and Zach quickly tells them he can’t. Instead of giving them the whole speech he’d prepared the night before, he just adds that he doesn't want to play anymore. For a minute, he considers telling them the truth, but then just quietly tells them he’s too busy and they can continue without him if they want. Poppy is obviously upset, and tries to negotiate a little more time out of him but Zach stays the course. The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets at his father, and his voice turns cruel as Poppy continues to press him. Alice suggests the mall instead, risking her grandmother’s wrath, but Zach declines that as well. Poppy begins to lose her temper as well when Zach tells her he lost the Questions...