

Noah informs Mara that her brother Joseph has been kidnapped, and they enter the swamp to search for him. Mara reveals that she has been prescribed medication but has refused to take her pills. Later the teacher is found dead having done just that. Mara gets an F in Spanish despite acing the test, and imagines Mrs. Jamie stands up for Mara with the mean girls, including Anna, and is expelled for fighting. At school, Mara has a confrontation with her Spanish teacher. On their date, Mara has several visions of Jude and faints, and Noah reveals that his birth mother was stabbed to death in front of him, and that Mara’s brother’s informed him of her past. She wishes the man dead, and is disturbed when he dies a few days later exactly as she imagined. Later on, Mara observes a man being cruel and abusive to his dog, which upsets her. Mara suddenly remembers getting ready with Jude on the night of the accident her memories begin to slowly come back to her. Morales dislikes her for no apparent reason, adding to her stress.

Noah is very confident and sarcastic Mara sees that he is pushy and mean, but cannot resist his charm.

A news report reveals that a girl named Jordana Palmer is missing. She begins to suffer other hallucinations as well, seeing Claire and Jude’s faces in the mirror when she goes to clean up. In class, Mara suffers a hallucination that the classroom is collapsing on top of her. Jamie tells her that Noah has quite the reputation as a boy who sleeps with girls but never actually goes on a date with them. She also meets Noah Shaw, a British boy who is quite handsome. MR.Mara attends her new high school and meets Jamie, who is bisexual, and Anna, who is cold and unfriendly to Mara. KELLS: Well, do you think or do you know? KELLS: Does she have a history of epilepsy? _: The hundred milligrams of Zyprexa, as prescribed prior to intake. _: Claire Lowe, yes, as well as her brother, Jude Lowe. _: Rachel Watson, deceased, died Wednesday in Laurelton. _: Her file says that her teacher, Christina Morales, died of anaphylactic shock in reaction to fire ant bites on. KELLS: Well, she’s not exactly cooperative now, is she? KELLS: She’s struggling with the open-ended questions. Can you tell me a little about why you’re here? We want to record this just so we have a record. KELLS: Now, you’ll notice that there’s a video camera in the room here with us. Now, if at anytime you don’t understand what I’m asking you, just let me know and I’ll try to make it clearer, okay? Is it correct that you agreed to being treated here? Mara, Mara-are you awake? Do you understand me? We’re here because your family says that you have agreed to residential treatment at the Horizons Residential Treatment Center for Behavioral Health on No Name Island, Florida, just off No Name Key. My name is Deborah Kells, and this is Mr. THE EXAMINATION OF MARA DYER was taken on at the Horizons Residential Treatment Center for Behavioral Health.
