"It wasn't that I thought I'd burst into tears or lose my temper or anything like that. But I decided just to turn and go. Even later that day, I realized this was a bad mistake." (pg. 195)
This scene of the book serves as the turning point. When Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy are talking in the court yard, it is the moment when Ruth pushes everyone too far for things to be fixed. Kathy is nearing the age of becoming a carer already, and this conversation pushes her towards becoming one right away. I think that it is a true representation of the way their friendship has always been. Ruth is making Kathy sound bad, and making Tommy feel bad about himself. Kathy and Tommy are taking it quietly, like it always seems that they have. Now, everything will change with Kathy becoming a carer. Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy will not see each other every day, will no longer hold onto one another's friendship. I am sad that they have left one another like they did, but from Kathy's narration I know that they will come together again.
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