Summary

In Chapter 15, Jenna met up with her class for their “four-night trip to Seville” (63). She and her best friend Bess chatted about the excursion. Because Bess had a crush on their head teacher Tom, she was thrilled he was chaperoning. Meanwhile, Jenna worried about leaving “her mother alone” (65).

In Chapter 16, Nicola informed Freddie that Tom was going on the school trip to Spain. Freddie “felt quietly anxious” (66). He spent his afternoon watching Joey and studying his pictures of her.

In Chapter 17, Joey visited her mom’s grave. She reflected on her familial situation. Although her parents had been “talking about splitting up for a year . . . before the accident,” just prior to her mother’s death, their relationship had improved (68). After her mother died, Joey’s father had disappeared and started seeing someone new. Joey updated her mom on her life, admitting that she...