Everything, Everything

Madeline tells Olly that she’s booked them tickets to Maui with her new credit card, and after some convincing he agrees to go with her. They stop and see Carla first, who is startled to see Madeline outside her house but apparently believes the story about the experimental drugs. She feeds Madeline and Olly breakfast before they leave to catch their flight to Hawaii.

After their flight, during which Madeline is ecstatic to see the world from above and to be traveling, she and Olly arrive in Maui. Olly compares life to the revolving baggage carousel, saying that some people are damaged or lost like the suitcases that the carousel carries. He compares his dad to the carousel itself. They have a driver pick them up to take them across the island to the hotel; they pull over along the way so Madeline can see the ocean for the first time. She wades in and is overjoyed with the sense of connection she feels to the world around her.

Madeline and Olly check in to their hotel, amused at the staff’s pretense that they’re a married couple on their honeymoon. When they get to their room, they discover that it only has one bed, introducing the possibility of them having sex during their stay. The two wordlessly decide to push that aside for the time being, and Olly finds the copy of The Little Prince that Madeline brought with her. Inside is the “reward if found” message Madeline used to write in her books. Madeline’s anxiety gives her physical symptoms that make her feel sick, but they quickly realize that she’s actually just hungry. They go out to get food, beach supplies, and souvenirs before returning to the room to prepare for the beach. Madeline changes into her swimsuit and studies her body in the bathroom mirror, never having considered whether it would be attractive to anyone else. When Olly sees her in the suit, it’s clear that he’s sexually attracted to her.

Madeline and Olly go to the beach, where they snorkel and watch the underwater world of fish, turtles, and stingrays in the ocean. Although she can’t swim and has to wear a life jacket, Madeline feels at home in the water. When she and Olly eventually get out of the water, they both sense their mutual sexual attraction, heightened by the fact that they’re only wearing swimsuits and can admire each other’s bodies. To distract themselves, they go cliff jumping from rocks near the beach. Madeline continues to feel thrilled about her adventures.

When they get back from the beach, Madeline and Olly go have lunch with Olly’s friend from New York, Zach. Zach is a gay aspiring rock performer who hasn’t come out to his parents. The three teenagers talk about their families, and Olly checks his email from Zach’s cell phone. He finds messages from Pauline, sent from Madeline’s email account, saying that she knows where Madeline and Olly are and is on her way to get Madeline. This casts a pall on Madeline’s mood, but she’s still happy to be experiencing the world.

Madeline and Olly go back to their room, the sexual tension between them again becoming apparent, but they simply talk. Olly says that he’s been in relationships before and even thought he was in love, but his relationship with Madeline surpasses those. Madeline says that even though it’s her first time being in a romantic relationship, she knows she’s experiencing real love for Olly. They say “I love you” for the first time and drift off to sleep together.

Madeline and Olly wake up about an hour later and quickly change to go out to the beach and watch the sun set. Madeline believes this will be the only day they’re able to spend together because of Pauline’s impending arrival, so she feels a sense of urgency to enjoy their last evening. However, she finds Olly on the lanai (Hawaiian word for porch or patio), and the two passionately kiss. They wordlessly decide to have sex instead of going out to watch the sunset, and Madeline feels a deep connection with Olly as they make love.

After having sex, Madeline and Olly go out for dinner and a walk on the beach. Olly tells Madeline that his dad was at first apologetic for his violent behavior, but eventually it became common. He worries about his mom and Kara being alone with his dad while he’s gone. Madeline tells him that he’s not safe with his dad and that he should leave.

Later that night, in bed, Madeline wakes up with a fever and feeling pain throughout her body. Olly calls an ambulance, and Madeline vaguely remembers riding in it, her heart stopping, and being administered adrenaline to keep her heart going. She is admitted to a hospital, monitored for a while, and released to go back home after Pauline comes to get her. Madeline is depressed about having to go back to her house, which she now regards as a prison, and about being separated from Olly.

Pauline sets up Madeline’s room like a hospital ward, keeping her hooked up to an IV and under sedation while she recovers from the trip to Hawaii. Pauline watches over her constantly, until Madeline is well enough to ask not to be sedated anymore. She regains her IM privileges, and she and Olly write to each other, but Madeline now feels that losing Olly and their relationship is worse than not having him in her life at all. She breaks up with him over IM.