Another wonderful chapter which does an interesting job of moving the story along. The pacing and flow of it evoked the feelings Allison were experiencing. There were brief moments of engagement, but mostly time seemed to be flowing around her. In other words, the feeling of 'life on pause' seemed communicated via how the words flowed across the page. (My tired brain is probably not expressing this well, but rest assured this is meant to be a compliment.)

PS: I loved the part about Allison taking down the 14 yo far more that someone my age probably should. A part of me even wishes you would have included her speech.