Chapter 7, Love Summary

Joey sits in his room, and instead of putting his things away, he thinks that he must try to explain himself and escape. Still, he doesn't want to admit to the schoolgirl that he's thirty. Instead, he'd rather seem modern, like her. The phone rings, and Joey hears the schoolgirl go downstairs and take the call. Joey primps himself and walks downstairs, standing in the doorway and chewing on a toothpick while she talks on the phone. The schoolgirl asks him if he wants to make a call, and he just shakes his head. The girl finishes her call and goes back to her room, ignoring him.

Joey goes back to his room, and he hears the schoolgirl moving around. He feels that he must go confront her again and somehow complete their encounter. He walks into her room and sees...