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Running parallel is the story Hannah is writing about five kids twenty years earlier. Three of them are survivors of a horrific car accident and become students, one is a Townie, and the other is a Cadet. They meet and become friends, but it isn't long before things get worse, and keep doing so.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Too many.
** Oh boy. Jonah's father is probably the worst example, but by no means the only one.
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** Two young children are left with a child molester. {{spoiler|Taylor was the lucky one. Her friend wasn't.}}
* [[Apathetic Teacher]]: Most of the teachers at the Jellicoe School are temporary, so they don't have a vested interest in keeping a close eye on things. The students run rings around them.
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* [[Ate His Gun]]: {{spoiler|The Hermit}} killed himself this way.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Taylor and Jonah
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* [[Ironic Echo]]: The territory wars started as {{spoiler|a game, for fun, played by three groups of friends}} and ended as serious rivalry.
* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: Taylor to Jonah and {{spoiler|Tate}}. Webb to his entire team, especially Fitz. Hannah for Taylor.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: It's played straight with Taylor, who finds out who her dad is {{spoiler|the boy in the picture}} and her aunt is {{spoiler|Hannah}}. This is played with for Jessa; Taylor (a third party) finds out her father is {{spoiler|the Hermit}} late in the story, but its unclear if Jessa connects her dad to {{spoiler|the person who killed himself}}.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Tate for Hannah.
** Trini, a side character, feels this way.
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