Chapters 21 through 24 Summary

Arielle is at the boutique where she works when Brandon comes into the store. He buys a shirt that Arielle says she likes and they flirt. After he leaves, November comes in with her baby, and when Arielle asks how the baby is doing, November replies that if she is not OK, she'll find a way to deal with it. Olivia and Dana arrive, and Arielle learns that Eddit got only a three-day suspension for detaining Dana, but he has been moved out of Mrs. Witherspoon's class. Mrs. Petrie, Arielle's boss, is usually distant, but as she listens in on the girls' conversation, she softens, noting that teenagers have a lot to deal with, and lets Arielle leave early. Dana gives Arielle a ride home, for which she is grateful because it's difficult to take the bus this late in the...