At the start of the chapter, the seniors receive a text relaying the Howl standings.

At the zoo, Rowan points out Carolyn Gao, Neil’s next target. She leaves before he can make a move. When they hear a group of people working with Savannah, they hide in the dark until the coast is clear. When Rowan gets up, Neil is gone. While looking around for him, she runs into Mara and learns that Kirby is out of the game. Rowan promises to make it right with the two of them after graduation.

The chapter begins with an old group chat between Rowan and her English classmates in which Rowan argues they should not be reading books by so many misogynistic white men.

Rowan calls Neil until he finally shows up. He tells her that he was in the bathroom. Neil offers to take Rowan to the signing, but it is too late. Neil finds Delilah’s Twitter page and discovers that she is going to an open mic at a café nearby. Neil shares that he scraped together money just to apply to NYU, further emphasizing his need for the prize money from

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