Summary: Chapter 23
“Is there world enough for me?”
—Jane Frances
Albert is thrilled that Carmen came to the wedding and
insists that Carmen be included in the pictures, even though she’s
wearing jeans. After dinner, she dances with Paul, who tells her
he and Skeletor broke up and that Carmen makes Albert happy. Then
she dances with Albert, who vows to be honest with her from now
on. Carmen sends the Pants to Lena. In the letter, she says that
she and Tibby have used the Pants well.
When Tibby finishes her shift, she goes to the back entrance
of Wallman’s, crying because she knows Bailey won’t be showing up. Tucker
Rowe finds her there and asks if she wants to have some coffee.
Tibby says no, realizing she no longer has a crush on him. Then the
woman with long fingernails, whose name is Angela, tells Tibby she
knows Bailey is sick and that she and Bailey talked together once a
week over iced tea.
Lena receives the Pants on her last day in Greece, and
they give her the push she needs to tell Kostos how she feels. She
takes her painting and finds him at the forge. They sit down together
on a wall, and Lena gives him the painting. Then Lena tries to tell
him what she wants to tell him, but her words come out in a jumble.
She manages to apologize for the confusion with their grandfathers. Then,
racked with nerves, she plows ahead and tells him she likes him.
She kisses him, and Kostos kisses back.
Summary: Chapter 24
“In your eyes I am complete.”
—Peter Gabriel
After visiting Bailey, Tibby goes to see Brian McBrian
at the arcade. He teaches her how to play Dragon Master.
He admits he’s been visiting Bailey every day, and he shows Tibby
the portable video game system he bought for her. When Tibby leaves,
she thinks about how a lot of small things can add up to happiness.
During Lena’s final breakfast with her grandfather, she
realizes that it’s okay for them to sit in silence. Her grandfather
tells her she’s his girl.
Tibby can see that Bailey’s health is declining. Bailey,
while playing Dragon Master, asks Tibby when her
friends will return, and how Brian McBrian is doing. Tibby tells
Bailey she’s a good judge of character. Bailey is falling asleep,
and she gives Tibby the game’s controls, telling her to keep playing.
