Every Day

A wakes as James, who shares a bedroom with his two brothers, Paul and Tom. A qualifies for free breakfast due to the family’s low income, so s/he makes sure to get to school on time. At school, A gets an email from Rhiannon: “I want to believe you, but I don’t know how” (99). A also receives another email from Nathan: “I want to know why you do what you do” (100).

A gets through the school day, though in biology class the kids joke about Nathan, clearly showing that Nathan’s story is spreading. After school, A meets Rhiannon at Starbucks. She is startled at A’s transformation from Megan Powell to James the football player. She quizzes A about their day together at the ocean, their time together at the party, when he was Nathan, and the time that Amy Tran came to visit the school.

Once Rhiannon starts to believe A, she asks about his/her life. A tells her of the difficulties of never having a family but also of the benefits of having had such diverse experiences. A then asks Rhiannon about her relationship with