The End

pg 202-291

Summary-  Riley and Dylan borrowed Bird's car. The car is really old and it is a car that Bird found in Spirit Ranch that he fixed. The car had many problems, but Riley chose to drive it anyways. She hoped that going to Salt Lake would heals Ryley, but on their way there they crashed and a wheel feel off the car. Riley and Dylan got in the lake even though they knew that Dylan wasn't going to get healed. Riley went to the lake, just because she hoped and wanted Dylan to get healed. Riley and Dylan were stuck in the desert so they slept there.  Riley also had sex with Dylan, even though Dylan at first told Riley that just because they were alone didn't mean they had to do stuff. Then Dylan changed his mind and they did it. The day after Dylan and Riley were rescued by Chloe. Chloe was with the boy Riley had a crush on before and she was driving around looking for Riley.
        Chloe took Riley and Dylan back to Spirit Ranch, to find that their parents were waiting for them. They were obviously in big trouble and Dylan had no choice but go to home with his mother. Riley had the choice to Stay in camp for one more day and she chose to stay. She had made a good decision by staying because she wanted to finish what was left undone at camp. Before leaving Dylan got Riley's contact information and gave her a last kiss.
          On the last day of camp Riley had to be part of the camp's final shows as a punishment. She chose to read out loud "Sir Thomas More's prayer". In this prayer she acknowledges that she does believe in God and that she does believe in her religion. She know does believe in something which says is Dylan. Now she has hope and faith in herself. She is now friends with Fleur who was her enemy and she is accepted by her other camp members. She also accepts herself and admits that she has enjoyed going to Spirit Ranch

Quote- "Roslyn's thought for the morning for the morning had been this : go on knocking and it shall be opened to you. I closed my eyes and pictured the world and all its hinges. It was open, just a crack. There was a thin silver of light. I could almost touch it." (Howell 291)

Reactions -  After reading this whole book, I can say it is very interested and it makes me want to know what happens after the end. Riley does grow up and leans to accept herself. She isn't scared of actually trying to have real safe fun instead of doing drugs. In the end of the story Riley goes back to the bench she would always go to for a smoke, but this time all she did was reflect on what she has done. This shows that she is maturing and isn't running away from her problems. She is also more self-confident, because before running away Riley played volleyball with her other camp member which is something she would not have done before. She couldn't stand the thought of being physically active while people see her flesh .
                    The quote above pretty much acts like a conclusion for the whole story. Riley's voice in this is older and a little wiser. She now notices there are so many paths/roads in life which refers to ask hinges in the world. This quote also shows that she is almost at the point where she can go on a new path. She says that there she can almost touch the silver light, since she has already opened the door to a new Riley. Spirit ranch really did change Riley's way of looking at the real world.