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Oops! I pulled up the Forum to see if there were new posts… and saw that my comments from yesterday failed to post because I didn’t complete the captcha.

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My comments on Chapter 24 (Theo):

> Theo gets a glimpse of the relationship between Reef and Portia before the party that changed everything. So now he knows for sure Reef had feelings for her.

> “There are definitely worse people to be trapped in a phenomenon with.” – Theo gets yet another glimpse of Reef’s goodness.

> In chapter 20, Dmitri says the Neighborhood Harvest truck needs a new transmission. Here, Theo says the truck is parked, “waiting for its new engine.” 

> Declan, you’re a spoilsport. I want a secret knock!

> … but then Declan hugs Reef?! Okay, Dec, that’s decent. And then sticking up for Reef to Konvict. And calling Reef “my brother.” There’s hope for Declan, after all.

> I love the scene as Theo looks at himself in the restroom mirror and realizes he’s both scared and giving off the appearance of calm. @Jade, this scene needs to be part of your “coming-of-age” argument.

> … until it turns into another gut-wrenching stolen memory of Reef as he watches his mother’s casket disappear into the ground at her funeral. So, so sad.

> Chapter 24 finishes out the third quarter of MIXED UP. According to four-part story structure, we should be heading into the challenge resolution. Theo and Reef should have another major hurdle appear in front of them as they make their move to resolve their conflict. 

@Jena you seem to be ahead of the rest of us by a couple of chapters. Storm?… What storm? As for the incubator when the boys were newborns, it would definitely be odd to double up. And odder still for lightning to strike. That’s why this Phenomenon is such a freak thing.