Ex-Friends
- Jack is mystified by Summer's "Bleeding Scream" hint when he asks about why August was acting mad at him. Jack has been totally confused by August's sudden about-face.
- He decides to ignore August like August is ignoring him. They ignore each other really well.
- Jack notes that this is good because since he isn't hanging out with August, he can hang out with anyone he wants to—especially the popular kids who won't go near August.
- But it's bad because, well, he doesn't really like the popular kids. He likes August.
- And obviously the whole thing is August's fault. (This is not obvious at all to Shmoop, to be clear—but it definitely is to Jack in this chapter).