How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I didn't know why I couldn't accept the fact that Amy killed herself. Maybe I didn't want to think she'd been so sad and so alone that she'd finally decided life wasn't worth it. When I read her words and looked at her pictures, it was hard to comprehend how she could have been brought low enough by life's cruelties and mishaps to kill herself. Mostly, I was feeling guilty at the thought of it. I'd been hiding in sleazy motels, and she'd had no one to talk to. (28.1)
Dani can't blame Jake for hurting Amy when she failed her, too. Dani had her own problems, so she couldn't be there for Amy when she needed her. Would things have been different if Dani weren't on the run?
Quote #8
"Stay away from Dani Spencer. She has a good chance at a scholarship, and she doesn't need you hanging around screwing up her opportunity."
"What are you talking about? And how is it any of your business if we hang out together?"
His nostrils flared in anger as he put his fists down on the desktop and leaned forward. "You've done enough damage to her family. You don't need to mess with Dani's head too."
"You sound just like the coach only he wasn't quite so threatening. I know the coach is just worried about winning, but I don't get your motive. How can I possibly stop her from getting a scholarship?"
His jaw was clenched tight. "Because you're a player, Jake. Everyone knows it." (29.42-46)
Slam. Mr. Dermott isn't the only one who thinks this about Jake, but he's the one who says it most boldly: Jake messed with Amy and now he's messing with Dani, too. So not true, though…
Quote #9
"Jake doesn't deserve any of the grief he's been given about Amy's death. She adored him, yes. And he said something stupid that I'll never forgive him for… I doubt he'll ever forgive himself, but he had never intended to hurt her. That I know for a fact. And my cousin was too damn smart to go dramatic and suicidal about a guy, any guy, even Jake West." (32.25)
Dani finally sticks up for Jake. She realizes that he's not the one to blame for Amy's death, and while she may never know what really happened, she knows Amy didn't kill herself because Jake West thought she wasn't thin enough. Amy was a stronger person than that.