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One shocking occurrence was when Jake gets angry at Addy and tries to kill her by choking her. "My skull explodes with pain and my vision goes red around the edges, then black....Something presses across my neck and I'm choking"(331). This proves that Jake expressed his emotions in a violent way. While it is reasonable that he was upset after being cheated on, physical violence was not the way to go about it.

One shocking part of my book was when Nate Macauley was arrested for murdering Simon Kelleher. The text said, "...There's no trace of the boy I know from the phone, or our motorcycle rides, or my media room...I still believe that Nate's the real one. Whatever the police think, or found, doesn't change that"(276). This proves that Bronwyn doesn't think Nate would kill Simon, even with his criminal history.

One interesting scene in my reading was when Eli Kleinfelter, a lawyer, shares his thoughts on the murder case with Bronwyn. "...he seems like the type of kid to have more than four enemies"(180). This shows that Eli believes the police should be focusing on who else could have had a reason to kill Simon. He introduces the idea that it could have been another kid who may have been victimized by About That.

One momentous thing that happened in my book was when Addy expresses that she is relived that About That has stopped since Simon died. The text says, "...at least About That isn't hanging over everybody's heads anymore. And if I'm being 100% honest, I have to admit---that's a relief"(65). This raises the suspicion that Addy could be the on who killed Simon. Addy also said she has secrets that no one can know about.

Bronwyn is a good student and does not get in trouble often. In the text, Nate Macauley, the schoolwide troublemaker, says to Bronwyn, "You make a wrong turn? This is detention, not student council" (5). This tells the reader that Bronwyn is focused on extracurriculars and her academic activities are known around school. Additionally, Bronwyn seems out of place with the students in detention, hence Nate's comment.