Part 2, Chapter 9 Summary

At the same all this excitement is happening in Halley's life, her grandmother starts to get sick. She forgets and loses things, and she becomes easily confused, often calling Halley's mother in the middle of the night anxious and upset. Halley has always been close to her grandmother, after whom she is named, and loves her eccentricities, which she has always found magical. Now Halley's mother often seems distracted and worried. Halley and Scarlett continue adjusting to the pregnancy and are relieved to find that the school moves onto another scandal after a couple of weeks. Marion and Steve are still dating, and Scarlett notices that Steve is slowly letting his alter-ego show, first by wearing a warrior medallion with his conservative suit. Scarlett still thinks he is a weirdo, but Halley thinks he isn't that bad. Halley notices that, though...