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Why We Broke Up Chapter 8 Summary

  • Min and Ed are hanging out across the street from the Russian restaurant, waiting for the old lady to emerge. They're shopping at A-Post Novelties, a store full of junk gifts.
  • Ed romantically declares that Min is not like the other girls he knows—she likes "gay" movies and doesn't care about basketball. Min is deeply unimpressed.
  • They discuss Ed's basketball game on Friday. Min says if she goes that it would be a date, but Ed takes it a step further, and says she'd be his girlfriend. Whoa…
  • As they browse, they discuss their life ambitions: Min wants to direct arty films, while Ed wants to… win state finals. Way to dream big, Ed.
  • Feeling pressed by the shopkeeper to make a purchase, Ed buys Min a pinhole camera. Along the way, he makes fun of French films, puts down Al, and flirts with the shopkeeper. Now, post-breakup, Min can see that he was being a jerk; in the moment, though, she thought it was charming.