Someone Like You (Pages 170-245)

Summary: Halley's mother decided to take her out for lunch at a little restaurant. Her mother started talking to her about Macon, which led to an argument. Her mother tried to explained to her that she only wanted what was best for her but Halley refused to listen. Her mother always thought she knew everything. They left the restaurant in shame and began their long car ride in silence. When they walked into the house, their father was on the phone and had a worried look on his face. Something was wrong. Her mother later told her that her grandmother fell and she was badly hurt. This put all the arguments between her and her mother on hold. Her mother left to visit and take care of her grandmother and her father was busy with his radio show, so Halley was able to basically do whatever she wanted.

Halley and Macon were becoming more distant. Every time they did see each other, they ended up kissing and Macon would try to put his hand lower towards her waistband, but Halley always stopped him. Macon was getting frustrated and wondered why it was such a big deal to Halley. She felt pressured to do something with Macon in order to keep him. She wanted to show him that she was capable of hanging around with his crowd. So on new years, Macon invited Halley to a party. She began drinking A LOT and even used a bong to take a couple hits of weed. She was turning into someone completely different. Someone her own grandmother didn't even recognize. At the partying, she had already planned to lose her virginity to Macon, but when he tried to unbutton her pants, she stopped him. She told him she felt really sick from drinking but Macon didn't wanna hear it. He was still trying to convince her to do it but Halley couldn't take it anymore. She ran out of the house and into the woods. Apparently she passed out and Macon carried her to the car. He was furious, and while they started arguing, he began to drive faster and faster, avoiding the red light he was approaching. The car crashed, Halley was injured. She had a sprained wrist, lacerations on her back, stitches to bind the cut by her eye and two bruised ribs. She finally realized what was happening to her and the results of her actions. 

Quote: " 'Halley, you don't always know what's at stake, and I do'
'I will never learn,' I said to her slowly, 'until you let me' " (Dessen, 245).

Reaction: I really love this quote because I can relate to how Halley felt. Parents, including my own, always try to tell their kids whats best for them and they try to prevent them from making mistakes. Although their intentions are good, they need to realize that their kids are not going to learn if they dont let them. If they never give them the chance to make mistakes, they'll never have the chance to learn from them, and when the parents are gone, they wont know how to handle things because they won't have experiences to look back on.