Chapter 16 Summary

After Tracy expresses her surprise that Jamie is a girl, Jamie demands to know where Brad is. Tracy explains why she does not know and tells Jamie about all that has happened to this point. Tracy also explains that Julianne must have resembled Mindy to Brad's eye because they saw her for the first time through a distorted windowpane. Jamie says that Gavin was a good father and that the burn that Mindy suffered was actually her fault because she had been babysitting her that day. When Tracy asks if Brad was told what happened, Jamie says that he was, but that Brad chose to believe that it was Gavin's fault because he did not like Gavin. Jamie expresses pity for Brad, but Tracy is angry. Jamie explains that Brad does not "consciously lie," but distorts things in his mind.

Jamie also says...