He's a wallflower.

No hay nada como respirar hondo después de reírte tanto. Nada en el mundo como el dolor de estómago por una buena causa.

And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.

Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. Because she was my friend again. And that was enough for me.

My parents went to Ohio to see a very distant cousin get buried or married. I don't remember which.

The good news is that I read the book, and because of its fantasy nature, I could not pretend that I was in the book. That way I could participate and still read.