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Chapter 1 Summary: “Now”
Brooke Goodwin watches the clock, eager to get out of history class. She is a senior at the exclusive Waldorf Preparatory School in Salem, Oregon. It’s Ivy Day, meaning she, and many other students, are awaiting responses from their Ivy League colleges of choice. Getting into Yale means everything to Brooke, who comes from a long line of Yale alumni.
After class, Brooke learns about a beach party to celebrate Ivy Day, but she isn’t sure if she’ll go. Outside, she notices her crush, Dylan, getting ready for soccer practice. Then, she finds that her car has been vandalized: Someone put dozens of heavy newspapers on her car detailing the conclusion of a special investigation into the drowning of a local teenager. Brooke rushes to clean them off her car.
Felix Agar arrives and notices this, calling it a prank. He helps Brooke clear them away and tells Brooke that Jena, his girlfriend and Brooke’s best friend, is eager for them all to attend the beach party, so Brooke should get off campus if she wants to avoid pressure from Jena. Felix wonders if the prank is the work of Brandon Heck, the brother of
