How It All Goes Down
- Natasha's confused why "Red Tie" is crying, but she realizes even if he bought her new headphones, they couldn't replace these.
- Her dad had a habit of buying things they couldn't afford on layaway, and she loves these headphones he bought after she and her mom joined him in America. "If we were happy here, then maybe the move was right after all" (64).
- She remembers how much she adored her dad and orbited around him, and now she feels like space junk hurtling as fast as she can in the other direction.