Bye Forever, I Guess: Chapters 23–29

by Jodi Meadows
Thirteen-year-old Ingrid's relationship with her popular friend Rachel is changing in ways she's not sure how to deal with. But her online friendship with a mysterious boy she meets through a mistaken text is a comfort...or is it?

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1-5, Chapters 6-10, Chapters 11-16, Chapters 17-22, Chapters 23-29
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  1. truce
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents
    Then we both looked away, per the unspoken terms of the Donut Truce.
  2. askew
    turned or twisted toward one side
    A couple of times, I’d noticed him napping, his glasses askew from using his backpack as a pillow.
  3. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
    Those hands looked strong, but the way he touched the wool was gentle—reverent, almost.
  4. backfire
    return with an undesired effect
    “I guess—I get excited about people I like. That can backfire. As you know.”
  5. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
    I closed my eyes and let out a long exhale, half relieved, half elated.
  6. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
    Clarke emerged from wherever the bookstore people had hidden her.
  7. bask
    derive or receive pleasure from
    The line shuffled forward as a girl finished basking in the glory that was P.J.
  8. resigned
    accepting that something unpleasant cannot be changed
    Across the room, his expression fell into worry, then into resigned disappointment.
  9. accusatory
    containing or expressing blame
    I’d been cold to him, snapping and accusatory.
  10. register
    enter into someone's consciousness
    But slowly, my brain registered that my phone needed me, so I pried my hands off my face, wiped my damp palms on my jeans, and fished in my bag until my fingers closed around the case.
  11. frantically
    in an uncontrolled manner
    I bolted out the door and ran onto the busy sidewalk, frantically looking up and down the street, scanning for his familiar face.
  12. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
    “Alyx, over here. I found your brother.”
    Like she’d discovered him, a relic hidden away in the corners of this forgotten café.
  13. furrow
    make or become wrinkled or creased
    Alyx’s brow furrowed.
  14. leverage
    strategic advantage; power to act effectively
    “Only because of True Confessions. You knew that I could tell Julia, Ellen, and Savannah Grace that True Confessions wasn’t sacred if you went around telling people my secret. Then you’d have no friends. And no leverage to use against them.”
  15. picturesque
    suggesting or suitable for an artistic composition
    It made for a picturesque view against the blue mountains.
Created on Thu Dec 11 08:45:23 EST 2025 (updated Mon Jan 26 18:22:38 EST 2026)

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