Prologue, Part One: The Strings, Chapters 1-2 Summary

The prologue notes that everyone gets to experience one miracle in their lives. The author's (Q or Quentin) miracle is knowing Margo Roth Spiegelman. They were both born in Jefferson Park in Orlando, Florida. They had known one another since they were two years old and they played together until they were nine. Margo had always been gorgeous and Q had always had a crush on her. One of his last memories with Margo occurred when the two of them found a dead man in a park. Q wanted to report the man to his parents and then the police. He surmises this is because he was "well-adjusted" due to the fact that both of his parents were therapists. But Margo wanted to investigate. Margo later learned that the man's name...