▁a ▁year ▁ago ▁when ▁J ace ▁broke ▁his ▁nose , ▁claim ing ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁s occer ▁game , ▁La uren ▁realized ▁the ▁truth . ▁La uren ▁forg ives ▁him , ▁knowing ▁that ▁if ▁she ▁doesn ' t , ▁neither ▁of ▁them ▁can ▁move ▁on . ▁J ace ▁still ▁feels ▁like ▁her ▁broke ▁her ▁spirit , ▁and ▁La uren , ▁to ▁conv ince ▁both ▁herself ▁and ▁J ace , ▁sla ps ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁even . ▁J ace ▁leaves , ▁sp ending ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁until ▁his ▁mother ▁arriv es ▁at ▁places ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁go ▁to . ▁When ▁his ▁mother ▁finally ▁returns ▁home , ▁she ▁ref uses ▁to ▁leave , ▁despite ▁J ace ▁and ▁Christian ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁conv ince ▁her . ▁On ▁the ▁drive ▁home , ▁without ▁their ▁mother , ▁J ace ▁finally ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁hit ▁La uren . ▁After ▁Christian ▁tells ▁J ace ▁to ▁move ▁out , ▁J ace ▁stays ▁with ▁Mir ri am , ▁Christian ' s ▁girl friend ▁( who ▁knows ▁about ▁La uren ▁but ▁knows ▁that ▁J ace ▁can ▁and ▁has ▁got ten ▁better ) ▁with ▁whom ▁J ace ▁has ▁formed ▁a ▁plat onic ▁friendship . ▁Christian ▁ba its ▁J ace , ▁y elling ▁at ▁him , ▁as ▁J ace ▁gets ▁ang rier ▁than ▁he ▁has ▁ever ▁been . ▁J ace ▁re ins ▁himself ▁in ▁and ▁real izes ▁that ▁after ▁merely ▁y elling ▁at ▁Christian , ▁his ▁anger ▁is ▁gone . ▁Christian ▁apolog izes ▁for ▁abandon ing ▁J ace