Chapters 13 and 14 Summary

Macy, Caroline, and Deborah are looking at photos Caroline has taken of the beach house. Caroline is very enthusiastic about the progress of the renovations, but their mother is distracted and uninterested.

A few night later, the Wish crew caters a party and when they are dropping Macy off afterward, Delia asks if she can come in and use the bathroom. Bert is upset because this delay means he will miss a TV show about Armageddon, so Macy invites the group to watch the show at her house, knowing her mother isn't at home. A short time later, Deborah arrives unexpectedly and is clearly unhappy to find the Wish group there. She overhears Wes commenting on having been arrested and becomes even more upset, telling Macy that her friends must leave as soon as the program ends. She also informs Macy...