How It All Goes Down
- At her house, Lena fumes about the mean ol' things mean ol' Hana said to her, like her being scared and not being able to get over her mother.
- She reminisces about the dance parties she had with her mom, called "sock jams" (9.7). Weird.
- After a lot of brooding, Lena decides that she has to "prove Hana wrong" (9.30) and sneak out to the party.
- That night, she does sneak out and gets to the party without incident.
- It's in a barn, and it's a lot like the Matrix Reloaded dance party.
- Lena's freaked out that boys and girls are hanging out together, but before she can leave, Hana finds her and introduces her to her friend, Drew. Drew is a boy who we will never see again after this chapter.
- Hana asks her to stay. But the appearance of the mysterious Alex is what really gets Lena to stay at the party.
- Alex admits to Lena that he had to lie about seeing her at the evaluations because he wasn't supposed to be there. He could have lost his job.
- He also tells her that he's been watching her for a while without her realizing it. She finds this endearing instead of creepy.
- After that discussion, they dance. And Lena swoons. Again.