

Annabel has a tough time expressing her feelings, and several times in the book she hurts others because she is unable to explain herself or articulate what she needs. A major theme of the book is language and communication. Her life has improved, and she has only hope for the future.

Things are getting better at home, and Annabel has even told her mother that she is not going to model anymore. Clarke is there, and they are beginning to repair their friendship. A few weeks later, Annabel is covering for Owen at the radio station because he has been grounded after punching Will. Owen did not show up because he got in trouble for punching Will in the face. Owen is supposed to be there, but he does not show up. They all go to the courthouse to support her. Annabel goes home and tells her family what she is going to do. They make up after months of not talking. She cries as she tells him, and he encourages her to testify. Annabel decides to go to the station to tell Owen everything.

Clarke tells her that Owen is really worried about her. She breaks down crying, and Clarke approaches her to ask if she is ok.
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Emily approaches her to testify against Will in his trial because she knows that Annabel had accused him before. Owen avoids her, and she refuses to talk to anyone about what is going on. She sets up the introduction even though Clarke hates her and then she drives away without saying good-bye to anyone. Owen’s friend Rolly asks her to introduce him to Clarke, but she and Clarke have not been friends since she chose Sophie over her. After the show, she goes to a music show to meet Owen, but she is distracted by what she has learned.
