Summary

In Chapter 13, Grant and Amanda watch Amelie at Amanda’s apartment while her dad is out. Amanda is evasive when Grant asks her about her relationship with her dad. She admits she had a problem as a kid that caused a rift between them, but does not elaborate. Dad comes home early and catches them and Grant leaves quickly.

Chapter 14 opens in the locker room. Amanda is self-conscious. Layla talks to Amanda about her bra, telling her that she needs a sports bra because they have to run in gym class. After school, Bee offers Amanda a ride home, but Dad comes to pick her up. Amanda asks to stop at Walmart so that she can get a new bra. Dad talks to her about being more careful with boys, insisting that “people like you get killed by people like him” (128). She assures...