The chapter ends with a soliloquy by the young lovers. The narrator tells us that he lost the love of his life when he fell in love with the girl in his class. He tells her that she should ignore the boy because he's rejected her before. He also tells her to pay attention to him instead of the other way around. The two of them can't even be together. The teacher's friend tells him that the girl's family is in poor shape because she's not gaining enough nutrition. The young lovers discuss the boy's father, who picked up the boy from school in an expensive car. The boy tells the girl that he doesn't want to test her for something new or fresh. He's just trying to get her to eat fresh food. The girl says that she would like to go for a balloon ride with him and have a meal at a restaurant in Turkey. She's worried that the boy will be awkward with his family because of his love for the girl, but the young man says that he'll take care of his family.