Chapter 14 Summary

Chapter 14 begins March 10, with less than a week before the state swimming championships in Seattle. Walker, Nortie and Lion have all performed well and qualified to compete, and Walker looks forward to it.

At school, O'Brian mouths off about Max but the reaction he gets from most people is that he should be careful. his baseball coach tells him that if he is involved in any more trouble at all he will be taken off the team.

Walker is once again conflicted over his relationship with Devnee and his desire for Elaine. He goes to Max for advice, but Max insists he is not very good at romantic problems. He asks Walker if he has talked to Devnee about how serious she is about the relationship, suggesting she may just be thinking it is casual. He also asks Walker if he can truly...