The chapter opens with Maria telling her sister that she hates her because she has more guts than she does. She tells Maria that she doesn't want her to come to her house with her, because she wants to go to the park alone. Maria tells her that she's supposed to be in house arrest, so they can't stay long, but Maria says that she found something weird over there and that it looks like Maria didn't get to school. Maria asks if she saw the article about the river, and she says that it's okay because she did it on her own, not on anyone else's. Maria then asks if Maria is okay, and he says that he's been suspended for not posting the article. She asks why, and Maria points out that she brought it on herself, and that's why she couldn't have gotten mad at her sister because she thought she was the one who did it. Maria is worried that Maria's mom isn't home, so she tells her to go find her.