Summary

In the section “Later Still,” when Maddy asks Carla again if Olly can come and see her. Carla tells her, “We can’t always get what we want” (66). Before she leaves, however, Carla wavers, telling Maddy how much she does not like to say “no” to her. When she mentions to Maddy that her mother would never allow the visit Maddy reasons that they can just not tell her. Carla seems disappointed as she asks Maddy if it is that easy for all teen girls to lie to their mothers.

In “To Those Who Wait” two days later Carla tells Maddy that she and Olly have to stay on opposite sides of the room from each other and that they cannot touch. She says she has given Olly the same directions. She then tells Maddy that Olly is waiting...