Summary

Chapter 7 starts with Gavin running up a steep hill with a rope he had been struggling to climb during gym class throughout the year. He jumps off of it, lands on the grass and loses consciousness. Ada finds him, and is worried that he injured himself, but he is mostly fine.

When he gets home, Pei-Pei and their father are talking about the court letter. Later, she explains that there was an issue with one of the wells their father built: A little boy was poisoned, and now the family is trying to sue for damages. Pei-Pei seems confident that she has it under control.

Gavin goes outside with Ada, who says her mother is in heaven, a new idea to Gavin. He thinks about how they never had a funeral for Ruby. Not long after that conversation, Ada kisses him.

They later find...