Losing Hope

As Holder speaks to Daniel by his locker, Breckin walks up and confronts Holder about his actions regarding Sky. Everyone watches Holder—known for being quick to fight—but he holds nothing against Breckin and agrees with him that Sky hurts because of him. Holder tells Breckin that Sky is lucky to have him for a friend and walks away from the fight.

In a letter to Les, Holder writes out the pros and cons of telling Sky the truth about her past. Under the “pros” column, he says that Hope and her family deserve to know what happened to her. There are many more “cons”: the knowledge would ruin her current life; she was never happy as a child, but she is happy now; she would never forgive Holder for keeping her past from her, and she would learn that her birthday is wrong. Hope’s real birthday is months away, which means she is not yet 18.

Holder again ponders Karen’s role in the kidnapping. He writes a new pros and cons list relating to whether or not he should be with Sky. He ends the letter having come to the decision that Sky is best without him.