Someone Like You ( pages 57 - 110 )

Summary
In Someone Like you the plot continues to develop as we learn more about Halley. We continue to observe the change in the relationship between Halley and her mother. Also, we continue to observe as her relationship with Macon Faulkner develops and he asks her to meet him at a party. During the weekend in order to go to the party, she tells her mother she is going to hang out over at Scarlett's place. After convincing Scarlett to come with her disregarding her being sick they drove over to the party. There were boys and girls from their school and drinking. Everyone was all over the place but after looking upstairs and downstairs they could not find Macon. She thought Macon stood her up but then learned that this was not the case. That night while Halley and Scarlett hungout on Halley's porch they saw Macon go over and throw rocks at her window in which she then came over to speak with him. He told her that he was there in the attic and thought that she was the one who stood her up. He left and came back around the next day just in time to help her mow the lawn right before being introduced to her parents. Her mother knew that Macon was not only a friend of Halley's. While Halley was at work the next day Scarlett told her to meet her in the restroom as she had some very important news, that she was pregnant. She had sex with Michael the day before he died and had been missing him alot because not only was he the only boy she ever loved but he was also that father of the baby she was expecting. When she told her mother she made the decision that they would take her in for an abortion the next day without any hesitation.

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"I knew I had to keep him to myself, as I'd slowly begun to keep everything. We had secrets now, truths and half-truths, that kept her always at arm's length, behind a closed door, miles away (Deesen 74)"

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Throughout these next pages the relationship between Halley and her mother is emphasized. They are growing farther apart and there is nothing that Halley can do about it. She wants to tell her mother but knows that she can't because she will not understand her teenage way of thinking and she will begin talkin to her in her "therapist voice". Also, if she tells her mother about Macon Faukner then she will over react by asking to speak to parents at the party. Another thing she fears that will happen if she tells her mother her secrets is that she will begin to judge her and her friends such as Scarlett and Macon.

Someone Like You ( Pages 1-57 )

Summary The story took place in Lakeview. Halley and Scarlett have been best friends since childhood, they met when Scarlett moved into a house across the street from Halley. It was during the summer when Halley got an important call from her best friend that caused her to leave Sisterhood camp early. Their friend from school and Scarlett`s ex-boyfriend Michael Alex Sherwood died in an accident on his motorcycle at the young age of 16. He was the only boy Scarlett really loved. Halley`s mom was a therapist, they didn't seem to have a strong relationship. Her mom was the one that went to pick her up from camp in order to come hope and help Scarlett cope with his death. He was all they thought and talked about that summer even when school started. When school first started Halley met Macon Faulkner who she had a crush on while she was waiting for a guidance councilor to assist her in fixing her schedule.

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"My throat was swelling up now, hurting with ache. She didn't understand. She never understood.(Dessen 9)"

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After reading this statement I got a feel of the strength of the relationship between Halley and Scarlett and Halley with her mother. This was what was going through Halley's mind after she told her mother of what occurred. She felt a very strong bond with her best friend and felt that it was necessary for her to help and support Scarlett through these rough times. On the other hand she didn't have that strong bond with her mother because she always felt misunderstood. Even though her mother was a therapist she never felt her mother understood her point of view.