How we cite our quotes: (Poem Title, Stanza)
Quote #7
"Are you blind, Marie? You don't sleep like that unless you're crashing."
She's running a fever, Scott […] We had a long talk today. She swears the only thing she has ever tried is pot.
"Like your sweet little Kristina is above lying to you?" (Jerked Awake.2-4)
Kristina's mom's not blind; she just doesn't want to acknowledge that her daughter has a problem. We as readers know that Kristina's definitely not above lying to her parents—and Scott seems hip to this fact, too—but apparently it's also pretty easy for her mom to lie to herself about her daughter's behavior.
Quote #8
Do you realize it's after curfew?
I wanted to say something smart. What I said was, "Is it?"
Do your parents know you're out?
Parents? Couldn't involve them! "Th… they're out of town." (He Got Out of His Car.4-7)
Put in the awkward position of getting caught by the police when she sneaks out to see Chase, Kristina does what many a busted teen has done: She panics and starts crafting an imaginary scenario. She may not exactly be innocent anymore, but she's still innocent enough to think she can explain away her situation to the police.
Quote #9
If I told him my real name, they might call home anyway. "Uhhh…."
Tough question?
It never crossed my mind I couldn't get out without it.
You have to answer it sooner or later.
"Bree," I said. "Bree… Wagner." ("He Got Out of His Car" 10-14)
Congratulations, Kristina—you've graduated from lying about your name to hot guys at your dad's shady apartment complex to lying about your name to the cops. And when you're on your way to juvenile hall for breaking curfew, that's never a good thing.