Summary

In Chapter 1, Addie waited for Dorrie and Tegan while feeling sorry for herself because she was at fault for her breakup with Jeb. She had sent Jeb an email asking him to meet her at Starbucks to talk. She waited for two hours but he never showed up. To make matters worse, she had gone to the Fantastic Sam’s across the street, had her hair cut and then had what was left dyed pink.

Addie had not enjoyed the traditional Christmas activities with her family like Cherries Jubilee on Christmas Eve or opening presents Christmas Day. Alone in her room, she thought of the way that she had met Jeb during sophomore English class. She had been frustrated because he would not talk to her. Dorrie had suggested he felt uncomfortable and like an outsider in their...