Summary

In “Chapter 25”, Stella saw her cheque that Michael had left. She became angry, thinking he had been with her because he pitied her. She altered her morning routine, feeling reckless. She played her piano and ended up hitting the keys so hard that she broke a string. Meanwhile Michael went to the dry cleaning shop and drew a picture of Stella. He tore it up and then destroyed all his personal design projects he had been working on.

In “Chapter 26”, Michael took Me to the hospital for her checkup. Her mother asked him what had happened between him and Stella and told him to work it out. At the hospital, the receptionist told him that he no longer had to pay for treatment, being the benefactor of a scheme to help low income families. Me’s doctor told Michael that his mother...