The Perfect Score

Trevor is worried about Scott because he knows that he wouldn’t have missed the tests on purpose. At home that night, his brother taunts him during a rare family dinner. Trevor explodes and storms out. He refuses to end up a “loser” like his brother, and he says that even though he might have been a mistake, “[he] [i]s going to be one of those mistakes that turn[s] out to be something good” (279).

Randi feels sick to her stomach after cheating on the test. Tomorrow is Mrs. Magenta’s art program, and the day after, Randi will resume gymnastics practice. Despite this, Randi has a feeling that “neither the senior center nor gymnastics [a]re going to make the raw feeling [she] ha[s] in [her] belly disappear” (281).

Gavin has no appetite at lunch the next day. As he leaves the cafeteria, he sees Randi and Natalie silently picking at their food, and he realizes that this “[i]s a long way from being over” (283).