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Gus now likes Reed. She has been internally struggling with who she wants to be as an individual and she is struggling to pick between Fish or Reed. During all of this chaos, Gus tends to look back to the way things used to be. The author states, "I open my yearbook until I find the photo. I know that girl. I am that girl. I would do anything for her, to be her again" (274). In the end, I think she will choose Reed.

In the beginning of the book, Gus is a senior in high school. She is dating a boy named Fish (James), who has gone away to college and they start to struggle with long distance. Gus meets a boy named Reed and starts to catch feelings for him when she knows it is wrong. “Reed is staring at me… He mouths back, ‘Let’s go.’ Flutters again. That has to stop”(63).

The bond between Kit and David is starting to deepen as they share more about their lives to each other. Kit finds herself sharing things with David that she wouldn't normally talk about. The Author states, "I don't know why I'm telling you all this. I haven't even told Vi or Annie" (134). During this time in the book, David is starting to make the readers aware of his feelings for Kit. I think Kit do the same soon.

"What to Say Next" by Julie Buxbaum, is a story about two individuals named Kit and Michael that bond over the death of another student. While Kit becomes more interested in David's' death her "friends" come up to her and say, "So what's up with you and David Drucker?" (74). Kit had an intensive feeling inside of her because she barley knew David. This only left her with more questions about his death.