Chapter 18 Summary

Toby spends the next day working for Ferris again. On the way home, Toby sees Juan waiting on his front steps. Toby is afraid that Juan is mad at him for spending time with Scarlett, so he slows down. Juan tells him that Scarlett said Toby was a nice boy and that Juan should be more like him. Juan wants to know what this means. Toby tells him he should have given Scarlett a reason why he did not go to the party that had been so important to her. Then, Toby realizes, partly from the box of Wayne's old clothes, that Juan did not have anything to wear to the formal party. This is why he cancelled on Scarlett, and why he did not tell her. Juan was embarrassed. Toby tells Juan that Scarlett still likes him, and that he should go...