Nate’s drug-addicted mother disappeared three years earlier, and his father is an alcoholic. Addy’s mother encourages her to pay attention to her appearance and find a man who will take care of her. Part 1 delves into the family lives of each of the suspects. Paramedics arrive too late to save Simon.Īddy, Bronwyn, Nate, and Cooper become suspects after police discover Simon’s unpublished, final About That post, in which he reveals that Bronwyn cheated in chemistry, Cooper took steroids, Nate is dealing drugs, and Addy cheated on her controlling boyfriend, Jake.
The emergency EpiPens at the nurse’s office are also missing. Nate immediately determines he is having an allergic reaction but cannot find Simon’s EpiPen among his things. Bronwyn asks who Simon is, and he replies, “the omniscient narrator,” then downs a cup of water and collapses to the floor. Avery briefly leaves to investigate, Simon accuses the other four of being “walking teen-movie stereotypes”: the “brain” (Bronwyn), the “princess” (Addy), the “jock” (Cooper), and the “criminal” (Nate) (11). During detention, a car accident in the parking lot distracts the students.
The students claim the phones are not theirs, but their teacher, Mr. The first part, entitled “Simon Says,” begins with Bronwyn, Nate, Addy, and Cooper serving detention for bringing their phones to class. Most chapters feature two narrators, and each narrative is date- and time-stamped.
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