Part 5, Chapter 13 Summary

Before the game, Mick and his father toss the ball around. Mick doesn't have a chance to remove his needle kit. Everything in the season is riding on the game against Foothill. Mick decides he has to take XTR in order to perform well, and so he takes his bag and heads to the bathroom. Drew confronts him there and asks why he is bringing his bag into the bathroom. But the coaches call for the team, and Mick shoves his bag in a bathroom stall and races out with the other players.

Part 5, Chapter 13 Analysis

Drew's suspicion continues as Drew questions why Mick is bringing his bag into the bathroom stalls before the game. This unnerves Mick, who decided to take the XTR but was unable to because Drew confronted him. In so doing, Drew destroys Mick's ability to take...