Summary

In Chapter 13, Mika and Hana meet Penny and Thomas for dinner. Mika asks Hana not to talk about things like the parties they attended and that they often skipped school. Penny asks about her birth. Hana and Mika say it was raining, the Mika held Penny first, then Hana held her. Thomas says he and Caroline were in the waiting room. Penny says Caroline wrote about that in her letter. They talk about Hana's job as an ASL interpreter. Hana skates in a roller derby league. Penny, Thomas, and Mika watch from the stands. Afterward, Hana invites Penny to skate. Thomas and Mika watch from the beer garden. Mika reveals Penny recently broke up with a boy because he wanted to “hang out in rooms with mattresses” (136). Mika says Penny is a good girl. Thomas talks about the difficulty “sharing” Penny. Mika...