It's Kind of a Funny Story

This chapter jumps back to where section one ended, with Craig on the floor of the bathroom, throwing up after dinner. He tells his parents that he feels better. He doesn’t tell them that he plans to end his life that night. He realizes that now even his parents and family have become Tentacles rather than Anchors. While he feels bad knowing that this will be the most significant event in their lives, he thinks “it’s time for me to stop putting other people’s emotions ahead of my own” (126). He asks if he can sleep in his parent’s bed, and his Dad agrees to spend the night on the couch. Craig sits with Sarah, who can tell that he isn’t doing well. As Craig lays in bed, he texts Nia, who mentions that her father died when she was young. Craig thinks that she has a “reason” for being on antidepressants compared to him. He finally asks her if she would have been “into him” if he had initiated something with her before Aaron. She says that she would’ve been into him but that it’s good that they are friends.