One night, when he is supposed to join them for dinner, but is waiting until the last minute to arrive, he has a car accident. Sarah and Jack meet him and while Oscar and Sarah get along with each other, Jack does not like him and does not hide his dislike. They spend time together and continue to date when they return to England. While there, she meets a man named Oscar. In the meantime, the two girls move from their apartment. His relationship with Sarah is not the same after his kiss with Laurie, even though he and Sarah stay together. Later, she tells Jack to forget the kiss, but it is too late. She crosses another line when she is depressed after her father’s heart attack.

Afterward, she realizes that she crossed a line.

Then, one evening she tells Jack about the childhood death of her sister, Ginny. Sarah wants the three of them to be friends. Time goes on and an unknowing Sarah orchestrates activities that bring Laurie and Jack together. Jack also recognizes Laurie, but he hopes that she does not recognize him. Laurie recognizes him, but she does not say anything because of her relationship with Sarah. That changes when Sarah invites her new boyfriend, Jack, to a party. The two of them try to find the bus boy, but they are unsuccessful. They decide to call him 'bus boy.' Laurie and Sarah have a friendship so close that they actually view each other as sisters. When Sarah returns after the holidays, Laurie tells her about the man. He makes a move to get on the bus, but it is too late. Even though she feels a connection between the two of them, she does nothing to try to make contact with him. Instantly, she falls in love with a man she sees at the bus stop. She is thinking of this and all of the germs she is catching on the bus when it stops. Laurie is looking forward to spending Christmas at her parents' home. Sarah, Laurie's roommate and best friend, has already left for the holidays. Even worse, she does not look forward to going home to an empty apartment. Laurie is riding a bus on her way home from working at a hotel that she hates. Paperback VersionĪs the narrative begins, it is Christmas time. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Silver, Josie.

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