Summary

In Chapter 14, Emily thinks about Chicago as she walks around the track in her fitness class. She thinks instead she should plan a trip to Las Vegas because she had gambled. She remembers writing a letter to Paul two days before he shot himself. She writes three different versions of her break up letter, picking one out of a hat because she can’t decide which one to give him if she isn’t able to see him face to face. He had planned to pick her up at 7 that night for her birthday dinner. She doesn’t feel right about celebrating. Paul is at home and they go for a walk. When she can no longer stand the phoniness, she tells him.

When she goes to the bathroom, Emily passes the phone and worries it will ring and be Carey wanting to...