Chapters 16 - 18 Summary

That afternoon, Francesca finds herself alone at the bus stop with Thomas Mackee. When the bus driver doesn't stop, they walk home together, talking about their dancing outburst. Shocking herself, Francesca thinks, "For a moment I can't help thinking how decent he is; that there's some hope for him beyond the obnoxious image he displays" (Page 119). At home, Francesca has been spending her afternoons phoning Mia's colleagues at the college to let them know about her condition. One of her colleagues, a gruff, no nonsense woman, stops by to check on Mia herself. She asks Francesca a million questions, seeming to blame her for the fact that Mia hasn't seen a doctor yet and hasn't been prescribed antidepressants. Desperate to reach her mother again, Francesca makes her a plate of toast and brings it to her room. Even though Mia hasn't...