Outside Reading Post #3

When Shay brings Tally out to the Old Town- "Rusty Town", she tells Tally of a guy named David that she knows that she wants to meet there. He doesn't show up after they set a flare, so they go home, but Tally is left wondering about the world outside her own city, and the fact that there could be other cities and people out there. It's almost time for Tally and Shay to become Pretties, but right before the operation, Shay tells Tally that she's running away to find David and stay Ugly forever, and she wants Tally to join her. Tally is appalled by this, she's been waiting her whole life to become pretty, so she stays behind while Shay escapes forever. Shay had given her directions to meet her if she changed her mind, but Tally just ignored them. When Tally goes in to get her operation on her birthday, they tell her that there's a problem with her surgery, and she has to meet with a lady about "special circumstances". She finds out that Shay was involved with some kind of gang, and they know that Tally was friends with her, so until she reveals where Shay went and how she got there, they wont perform the operation. Tally sticks to her promise with Shay and doesn't reveal the secret, so they send her back to Uglyville. This is how far I am, but I wasn't really surprised that Tally didn't go with Shay because it's pretty obvious that she's anxious to become pretty. Now I am excited to find out what will happen next.