Empty Snack Bags

For Jasmine and TJ, empty snack bags symbolize their friendship. They call them "friendship flags" and leave them in random places for the other to find.

The Low Cuts' Haircuts

The four members of the Low Cuts have cut their hair very short as a symbol of their solidarity to each other and to their parents who are battling cancer.

Ties

The boys who attend Brookeshire Boys Academy wear green ties that symbolize their status as a student at that private school. Pia has seen them often, and she believed that the ties should also stand for a level of maturity that the boys do not actually possess.

Bryson's Open Door

When Ty arrives at Bryson's house the day after Bryson is beat up, Bryson opens his door wider, which is symbolic of Bryson's invitation for Ty to come inside.

The Friendship Handshake

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