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Aza struggles with mental illness, OCD, anxiety, and germaphobia.

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Aza struggles with mental illness, OCD, anxiety, and germaphobia.

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From the very beginning of the book we are introduced to Aza's mental illnesses. She struggles with germs and constant fear that she is a fictional character and not real. She describes her intursive thoughts as "thought spirals" and they are very controlling of her mind and actions. When she is in a thought spiral nothing can break her out, and shes constantly in fear and anxiety.

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Russell Pickett was about to be arrested for bribery, but the night before the raid he disappeared. Russell Pickett is Davis' father who is known to be a billionaire. The reward of finding him is one hundred thousand dollars. He is the most successful business man in Indianapolis, though he disappears mysteriously right before the start of the novel after the police try to arrest him for fraud and embezzlement. Daisy convinces Aza to look for him because they need money and Aza knows Davis from her childhood.

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Meeting Davis again and finding a picture of Russell leaving.

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Meeting Davis again and finding a picture of Russell leaving.

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Aza thinks about finding information and remembers that the Picketts have an unmonitored camera at the back of their property, so the two girls decide to check out the camera. Aza and Daisy take a canoe to the Pickett’s property to find the camera. Aza accesses the photos, including one of Russell walking in the woods the night he disappeared. They see Davis by the pool he immediately greets Aza. He remembers Aza from years before.

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Aza and Daisy decided to go on a double date with Davis and Mychal. Initially, it was supposed to be a picnic but Aza couldn't eat outside so they settle on Applebee's. Daisy, Mychal and Davis talk about Star Wars. They go to Davis' house to watch a movie, leaving off in pairs, Aza and Davis go off to the golf bunker. They talk about a lot of personal stuff and bond. Davis decides that if he wants this relationship with Aza to continue, he needs to make sure she isn't there for the reward, so he gives her $100,000 in cash.

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Aza and Daisy used to be best friends and confidants for everything. Now that Daisy has gotten the reward money, they are starting to grow apart and disagree. Daisy has always wanted to become rich and now that she has $50,000 in her pocket she feels like there's plenty of money. She is starting to make unsmart purchases like buying a car and a laptop. Aza is starting to get upset at Daisy for not being responsible with her money. Daisy is also officially dating Mychal and spending more time with him than with Aza. Their friendship is starting to drift apart which could cause a big problem for Aza's mental health because she depends on Daisy so much.

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Aza tells Dr. Singh that she's found this boy but he doesn't help her thoughts get any better. She tells her that after they kissed, she got freaked out about the microbes in his body are now in her body forever. Dr. Singh then advises her in taking her medicine. Aza responding that she doesn't as she's worried about the effects the pills will have on her.

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Aza's mental state is on what seems to be a rapid decline. It started off as her just getting worried about sicknesses, germs, and microbiota, but now she is acting upon those worries. Aza was so scared that her kiss with Davis would make her sick that she left the theater and went to the bathroom. She washed her face and after staring at herself in the mirror, she decided to drink some hand sanitizer so that Davis' germs would go away.

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Mr. Pickett was a very rich man. He was however, a little crazy too. Mr. Pickett had a lot of money to disperse into the world on the occasion of his death. Instead of giving his money and estate to his children, friends, or even distant relatives, Mr. Pickett leaves all of his fortune to Tua, his pet tuatara. Mr. Pickett believes that Tua's blood will cure diseases and so he gave all his money to Tua, and if Tua dies; the money still goes to other tuataras.

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Daisy had written a Star Wars fan fiction, in it, she included a character named Ayala as a way to represent Aza presence in her life. Ayala was a agitating and annoying character who only seemed to mess up things every time she showed up. Aza found out by finally reading Daisy's fanfic and was angry at Daisy at how she wrote her as a parallel to herself. She was agitated at how similar Daisy wrote Ayala to Aza and was angry that this was how Daisy saw her.

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Daisy and Aza finally confronted each other with their feelings. Aza felt very offended by Daisy's interpretation of her in her fan fiction stories. Aza didn't like how Daisy showed how much she hated Aza. Daisy, on the other hand, was very fed up with Aza, Daisy's best friend never paid attention to her, she just thought about herself. Aza didn't know anything about Daisy's life and never even cared to ask about it. In the midst of the fight, Aza loses focus and slams into the car in front of her. Aza ends up in the hospital with a lacerated liver. She is prescribed to stay at the hospital for more than a week.

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After the car accident and while Aza was in the hospital, Dr. Singh finally came in and helped Aza find a medication that worked for her. Aza deciding to take her medication helped her mental health significantly. She was less worried and stressed about germs and diseases. With a clearer mind, she is able to develop her relationships with friends and family. Daisy helped her realize how terrible of a friend she was, but now with a clear mind, she is building up that relationship with Daisy and actually listening. She was able to continue with her everyday life and though she feels she will never be "normal", she feels like she is becoming more like herself. Her medication ultimately helped her become happier and improved her life.

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Aza talks to Davis for the first time since breaking up to tell him that she thinks she knows Russell’s location but he is probably dead. Davis and Noah decide to report the location to the police and they find Russell’s body. Aza attends the art show with Daisy and Mychal, and while there, she realizes the meaning of one of the notes on Russell’s phone.