Someone Like You (pages 245-281)

Summary:
So this was the end. Halley and Scarlett getting ready for prom. Scarlett wore a dress Cameron's mom hand sewn for her. He was her date. Halley was going to prom with Noah Vaughn, her ex boyfriend from 2 years ago, whose family was close with hers. Halley didn;t have a choice, she was forced to go with him by her parents. Noah was completely drunk before they even arrived at the prom, and he accidentallly ripped Halley's dress in the back. Halley ran into the bathroom and a girl helped her put it together using bobby pins. Elizabeth Gunderson and Macon were back to dating. She came into the bathroom to check up on herself when she told Halley that Macon still loves her. He doesnt admitt to it, but she knows he does. She asked Halley if she still loved Macon, and Halley said no.

While they were in the bathroom, Ginny Taylor ran in the bathroom and told them Scarlett went into labor. Halley rushed out the bathroom and guided her outside, Scarlett refused to be in an ambulance. Macon ended up giving them a ride to the hospital. While they were in the delivery room, halley had never seen scarlett in so much pain before. She couldn't take it. She had to get out. Scarlett shouted "dont leave me!" but halley ran out. She was so ashamed. And just when she felt like giving up, she saw her mom walking down the hallway. She told her she couldn't do it, it was all too much. But her mom told her scarlett needed her and she had to be there for her. Her mother gave her strength. She went in there with her mother and scarlett gave birth to a baby girl, whom she named Grace Halley Thomas.

Quote:
"I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her entirely. No matter how strong or weak I was, she was a part of me, as crucial as my own heart. I would never be strong enough, in all my life, to do without her" (Dessen 275)

Reaction:
This quote really touched me. I can relate to Halley so much, and that quote was one of the reason's why. Sure teens and their parents argue, and they dont always get along, but at the end of the day, they need to realize that their parents are their backbones. No one in this world is going to love them like their parents do, and even if they think they'll be better off without them, in the end they're going to need them. I loved the ending of this book because it showed how Halleys mother gave her strength when she was weak, how no matter what, her mom was going to be there for her. It was a very inspirational and touching ending.