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Summary

On New Year's Eve, which was also Alison's birthday, Cat invited herself to sleep over at Ronnie's house because she didn't want to be alone. That night, Ronnie discovered a whole new, shocking side to Cat. Cat cuts herself to release her stress/fears of mainly her brother. They think that he's either a creep, a pervert, or both. On New Year's Day, Ronnie spent her day with Alison and Francis traveling. Ronnie had a blast that day but that night? Not so much. Just when she was trying to fall asleep, tons of different thoughts jumped into her thoughts. Ronnie was actually considering whether or not, she would accept Alison's adoption of Ronnie. After spending not even a day at Cat's chaotic and crazy house then returning to Alison's house, Ronnie actually said that it was nice to be home. As a matter of fact, she even told Alison to start Ronnie's file if she wanted to adopt her. =) Although, Ronnie is positive that she would like Alison to adopt her, she still misses her family. On March 19, Ronnie's mother finally called her after 3 months and she even written a letter that said that she's ready for Ronnie to move in with her again! :o It turns out that Midge and Alison purposely hid the fact that Ronnie's mother had recently moved in a halfway house and her letter. Ronnie was really furious after she found out that Alison had read her private mail from her mother and actually kept it from Ronnie. In the end, Ronnie told Alison that she wants to move back to Alaska, with her mom, and her real family.

Quote 

"I wish I could just ride along in that safe and cozy sidecar forever-and let somebody else be in charge of watching out for all the danger " (Lowell 103).

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This quote shows the other side of Ronnie. Even though, a lot of people sees Ronnie as a strong and a "I don't care about anything" kind of girl, she stills has another side of her. She's terrified. She doesn't have the courage to face what is going on in her life right now. Ronnie just wants someone else to help and protect her from her fears and the danger.