Summary

The last section of the novella runs from March 8th to the final email which is sent on March 31st. On the 8th, Simon responds to Abby's email called, "HELLO, SUNSHINE!!" a month after it was sent (94). He answers questions regarding his pleasant winter break and explains that he is on his way to New York for his spring break, then Bram will go back to Philly with him afterward. He decides that he "will be an EXEMPLAR of independence and self-restraint as Bram conquers midterms" (94). Simon cannot contain his excitement, and he hopes that Leah and Abby will have a great time on their spring break trip to Washington D.C. (95).

On March 11th, Simon is in New York City wandering around alone as Bram studies. As an exercise to help himself accomplish self-restraint, Simon decides to create an email chain to...