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India’s mother keeps checking on her in the weeks after the birth, and all India can explain is that she feels a complex web of emotions. Her mother assures her that time will help. Soon, it is time to pack for college, which helps redirect her focus away from Rebecca. She and Robbie plan for him to get a job and an apartment in New Jersey while she attends classes. However, Robbie is doubtful about finding a decent apartment he can afford.

Just before India is set to leave, Robbie announces that his father got a new job in Arizona and that he has decided not to move to New Jersey with her. India is too focused on what is best for her and ignores how difficult it would be for Robbie. He breaks up with her, saying, “There’s nothing tying us together anymore. That was the whole point of doing what we did” (82). Despite her pleading, Robbie is resolute. India falls into a depression and doesn’t leave her bed for two days. Though she is confident they made the right choice for the baby, she wonders if they made the wrong choice for themselves.