What to Say Next

David takes careful measurements of the accident scene before returning home, uncertain as to why Kit seemed suddenly disgusted with him. Miney meets him, looking, as she has for the past several days, like she’s spent the day in her pajamas. She explains that someone (whom David knows to be Justin) stole his notebook and posted it online. David compulsively flaps his arms, a distressed movement that he hasn’t felt the urge to make since middle school. He assumes that reading the notebook online is what caused Kit to flee.

David’s mother, Amy, is outraged and wants to speak to the school principal, but Miney argues that things will be worse for David if his mother is seen fighting his battles. David considers this worse than the seventh grade “Locker Room Incident,” when Justin forced David’s head into a filthy toilet and then locked him in a locker (176). David feels “disgusting.”

Kit, seeking distraction, reads the posted journal pages, not realizing that they belong to David, while she daydreams about kissing David. When she sees a doodle of her own neck, she realizes that it’s David’s notebook.