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relationship and opening herself up to him. She soon relents, though, and Brian kisses her and tells her that he loves her. The next morning, Katherine reached out the window to get an apple but falls out the window and injures her head. Tibby is thrown into depression, concerned for
Katherine and blaming herself for the accident. She also feels as if she didn't love Katherine enough, having always resented her younger siblings. She begins to avoid Brian, feeling that the accident wouldn't have happened if she hadn't been thinking about him, and also believing that Katherine's accident indicates that taking chances will only end in suffering. Towards the end of the novel, Tibby becomes Christina's unwilling labor partner and helps Christina be brave enough to have the baby, even without her husband and Carmen's presence. This encourages Tibby to be brave herself and confront her feelings for Brian instead of shying away from them, and they begin a relationship.
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Bridget feels confused and betrayed when he leaves the camp for an unknown reason and decides that she won’t continue to vie for his attention anymore. As much as she prided herself on making this summer with Eric different from the first one (where she threw herself at him and they ended up having sex), it begins to feel the same because once again she is left wondering why he left her. She trains her soccer team hard, and they go on to defeat Eric’s in the championship.
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is born, Win and Carmen finally kiss and leave the hospital hand in hand. Carmen finds that "Good Carmen," is a part of her, not a different person. Carmen realizes that there will always be a place for her in her family, and she decides to go to
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always meant to be. They become closer than they were before and agree to become a couple because it was fate that brought them together and the only thing that can tear them apart is each other. They are in love. Even though she is in love, she will always make sure she has time for her friends.
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