Climax

Although a series of unfortunate events (harhar) have been happening one after another throughout this novel, the climax would have to be when Mikey was killed. Mikey, Teri's younger brother, was playing in his new house when he was accidentally electrocuted. Teri is SO devastated by this; "She howls louder than an ambulance, louder than a thousand screaming crows, eyes rolled back in her head so she doesn't have to watch the worst of everything, this end." pg 154. Her reaction breaks down the "tough girl who doesn't have feeling for anyone/anything" image that she masked herself with for so long. Mikey was the one person Teri really, truly cared about.


At this point in the book, the reader finds out a lot of things. First, Mikey was actually Teri's SON. I'm guessing it was her father's doing since he seems like the only character that has been introduced to the reader so far that would do such a thing. It also reveals how Kate's thinking about Teri has changed. Before Teri moved into her house, Kate only knew the outcast Teri who did mean things to her when they were younger. But now, Kate knows what Teri has had to deal with at home and understands why she put a barrier up so people couldn't get through. Kate wants to protect Teri: "I hold her shoulders, slippery, desperate, to keep her from crashing." pg. 154