Summary

Chapter 7 opens with a to-do list entry that reads, “Calm down, count to ten (or then thousand).” Emily takes Bev to dialysis each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Patina texts a smiley face to her Bev first thing on those days. She briefly explains the process, which takes several hours and leaves Bev very tired. She spends a lot of time resting after the procedures. Bev texts smiley faces back, and Patina feels those are important. The English teacher, Mr. Winston, is teaching about a poem called the Charge of the Light Brigade. The school's lunches are delicious but the cafeteria is small and Patina can never find a place to sit. Instead, she walks laps around the room, eating as she goes. She tries to make it look as if she has somewhere to go. She has it timed so that she...