Chapters 49 and 50 Summary

At 3 am, Liam knocks on Darleen's door. He finally convinces her to let him in. He asks her if there is something wrong with him and why she doesn't like him. She tells him at first she just thought he was shallow and a morn, but then she realized she judged him without getting to know him. She tells Liam he has to stop worrying about what everybody else thinks and start caring about what he thinks. She shows him the letter her mom wrote before she left. Darleen tells Liam his living room light just came on so he better go.

On Saturday morning, Pete drives Liam to school and they meet Eddie, Orlando and Dino on the steps of the school. When they go into the principal's office, Liam's parents are already there. Liam tells his parents that he...