Bobby does not really love Jamee. For Bobby, Jamee is only a puppet who can be played anytime he wants. Although Jamee thinks that her boyfriend really loves
her and she wants to do anything to proof her love to him.
3. The conflicts between Darcy and her friends
The first conflict which is experienced by the protagonist of this novel, the conflicts happen when Darcy does not have friends, she does not want to make
friends with someone with lower grades and social status. „‟You think you are better than me, don‟t you?‟‟ Tarah suddenly
growled.„‟I never said—„‟ Darcy blurted.„‟you don‟t have to say it, girl. It‟s in your eyes. You think I‟m a low-life and you‟re something special.
Well, I got more friends than you got fingers and toes together. You got no friends, and everybody
laughs at you behind your back” and Darcy didn‟t have any real friend, except for Brisana p.9
In that quotation above, Darcy considers herself as someone who is smarter than the others and she does not know that her friends always mocks her
behind her back. In D arcy‟s classmates‟ opinion, Darcy is a freak girl at Bluford.
She only has one friend, Brisana. Besides that, Darcy thinks that Tarah‟s
statement is true even though her words hurt her. She feels lonely and she does not have any friends.
„‟Hey is that really a female there? Sure don‟t look like it. Looks more like an old broomstick with hair.‟‟ His companions laughed rudely, and Darcy
had walked a little faster p.10.
In the school, her friends mock and laugh behind her. They think that Darcy is a freak girl who stuck up and weird. She tells her grandma about her
problems and she feels lonely. She does not have friends, she feels like her life does not colorful and beautiful:
„‟oh, Grandma, I‟m so lonely,‟‟ Darcy cried, pressing her head against Grandma‟s small shoulder. p.12
In her mindset, she thinks that it is right choice for her to select friends. But she feels lonely and wants to change her mindset. Then, she tries not to judge
others anymore. The second conflict happens between Darcy and Bobby Wallace related with the
problem when Jamee and Bobby Wallace clashed. Darcy is kidnapped by Bobby Wallace. That is the most dangerous thing ever happens to Darcy.
Darcy tried to run around the Nissan, but Bobby, out of the car now, grabbed her wrist. His friend took out a knife
and flashed at her. „‟You and me gonna get in the car and go for a drive and talk‟‟ Bobby said.‟‟ p.81.
In that dangerous situation, Cooper and his friends see the moment when Darcy is kidnapped by Bobby and friends. Then they help Darcy, they hit and
punch Bobby and his friends.After that Bobby is suspended for three days Then she tries to make friends with the others. She meets Tarah, a person
who she hates the beginning, but in the end she feels comfortable with Tarah. Finally, they become friends along with Cooper and Hakeem.
Tarah‟s hug was more comforting than Darcy ever imagined. It was as if she had left a small part of her sorrow with someone else, and now what
was remaining would be easier to carry p.94.
Darcy is confused and sad about her father who suddenly comes into her life after everything her father did
to Darcy‟s family. He left his family for a younger woman. Darcy is in the hard situation. Darcy talks about her father to
Tarah, she feels comfortable to share about her family to Tarah. Before that, Darcy never talks about her family to Brisana.
