Summary

In Chapter 19, Valencia felt that August came quickly. Charlene had died on August 3, when she was 24 years old. Valencia dreaded the date. She sat in her car before work trying to breath to calm herself down. Peter saw her and they walked in together. Peter realized that he had forgotten to take off his helmet and Valencia laughed, until she began crying. Peter gave her a tissue and insisted it was clean. James called Valencia and shared with her a bunch of random words he had picked out. Valencia told him the story of Charlene’s death. In Chapter 20, Charlene had moved and joined Valencia’s high school during eleventh grade. Valencia’s best friend Bethany hated her and would insult her. Valencia joined in on the bullying. At a Christmas party during their senior year, Valencia’s ex-boyfriend flirted with Charlene. Valencia...