Chapter 41 Summary, Key Events, and Analysis

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(If you need a refresher on the previous chapter, check out the Chapter Forty summary.)

Summary

The chapter opens on Tuesday, July 28, with Nate's mother anxiously questioning whether he should attend a party so soon after his head injury. Nate reassures her that the party will be mellow and that he'll only be moving from her couch to a lounge chair in Bronwyn's backyard. His mother clings to him, expressing her fear of another incident like the one the previous week, and Nate promises he won't put himself in those situations again. He says goodbye and heads to Addy's car, where he finds Vanessa in the back seat, enthusiastically announcing that she's now part of the