February 12 Summary

Wednesday, February 12, Algebra

When Mia gets in the limo with Michael and his sister, Lilly, the next morning she asks Lilly what she and her boyfriend, Boris, are doing for Valentine's Day. Lilly doesn't react well to the questioning and asks Mia if she is on crack. Lilly doesn't like the idea of celebrating a manufactured holiday that results in those without anyone feeling worse than they already do. The girls have a debate about who St. Valentine was. Mia views him as a romantic who risked his life for his love. Lilly focuses on the fact that he was clubbed to death on Valentine's Day.

Michael sees the legend another way. Ancient Romans celebrated the goddess Juno in a rite known as Lupercalia Day which required boys and girls to draw names linking them for the next year. Lupercalia Day took place...