Chapters 9-10 Summary

Cassel visits three animal shelters before he finds the Lila cat. When he greets her with her name, she seems to respond. He tries to adopt her, but the woman on the counter tells him he has to be eighteen. He tries to argue that the cat is his, but she will not listen. He calls Sam and asks for his help breaking the cat out of the shelter. Sam is amused and agrees to help, but he wants to bring Daneca along too. Cassel is not too happy about involving another person, but he reluctantly agrees.

That night Sam calls and invites him to a party. Cassel decides to go. He sees Audrey, who is clearly drunk. She says she misses him and is not over him, and then she kisses him. Cassel kisses her back. A boy called Greg...