Grown

After a long night of scrolling through Korey’s social media, Enchanted is shocked when he starts texting her at school. She sends him the link to a romantic song, and although she is worried that she might have scared him off, he sends her a romantic song in return.

Korey and Enchanted continue to send love songs to one another, “speaking [their] own coded language” (59). One day while they are texting, Korey asks Enchanted to read 50 Shades of Grey, an erotic adult novel. Enchanted is uncomfortable, but pushes her discomfort aside. She admits that she isn’t looking forward to her Will and Willow event, and Korey says that he is always willing to talk.

At the Will and Willow party, a drunk Creighton starts trying to dance with Enchanted, but she is put off by his inappropriate touching and tries to escape. Creighton follows her to her room, and only leaves when Enchanted threatens to scream for help. She calls Korey, who sends his bodyguard to come and get her.