Hope, now seeming better, begins this chapter in an argument with Neil. After Neil criticizes Hope's lack of a love life, she points out that Neil's boyfriend is a 14 year old boy. Augusten takes Hope's side in the argument, calling Hope normal, a word not frequently heard in the Finch household. In doing so, Augusten shows more fidelity to Hope than his boyfriend, Neil, does.
The very adult relationship between Augusten and Neil quickly becomes overwhelming. Augusten proclaims it feels like overeating. He.....
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