Finding Cinderella

At school the next day, Holder tells Daniel that he looks “like hell” and asks whether he slept at all last night (105). Holder asks Daniel again what is wrong, but Daniel insists that he cannot talk about it. Holder reveals that Six is also not speaking to Sky and tells Daniel to “[g]et it worked out” because he likes them together (105).

Daniel hesitates to walk to his next class because it is located near Six’s locker, and he does not know whether he wants to see her. He waits until the final bell rings, but when he looks up, Six is standing in front of him at her locker. Their eyes lock, and Daniel feels a complicated mix of emotions, fighting the urge to run to Six and hold her. He approaches her cautiously and asks her if the boy who broke her heart in Italy was the baby. Six nods, and Daniel closes his eyes so that he does not have to look at her, feeling as if his heart has been ripped out. He turns away from Six, going to class and leaving her behind.