Summary

Cricket is selected for the homecoming court. When she comes home to Mia, Oliver is there, and she understands that they are in a relationship. They are excited for her, but homecoming is the day as an important game, and she tells Oliver she is going to go to homecoming instead because she knows how important the game is to him, and she is upset, feeling like they lied to her. Mia informs Cricket that she is not going to UCLA. Cricket thinks her sister looks tired because “while cricket runs out her grief on the field, Mia carries it under her eyes and in the worry lines around her mouth“ (182). Cricket believes that Mia will ruin her life by dating Oliver just like Liz ruined her life because of Q. Mia believes that Cricket believes Liz made...