Chapter 23 Summary

Running late, Nyle's morning is already off to a bad start. When she boards the bus, Nyle tries to sit next to Muncie, but Muncie blocks the seat off with her backpack. After Nyle sits down behind her, Muncie moves the pack and lets a seventh grader sit next to her. Nyle moves to the seat directly behind Muncie and attempts to get her talking. Finally, Nyle tells Muncie who Ezra is, why he is staying at her house and why Nyle did not tell her about him. Muncie does not give in to the story or to the apology. As the rest of the children get off the bus and head into the school, Nyle and Muncie talk about what they should have talked about weeks before. Muncie finally breaks away from Nyle after saying that Nyle is just like the rest...