Paper Towns 200-305

Lacey Pemberton and Ben start dating, so she also hangs out with Q and Radar. Together, the four of them try to figure out Margo's clues. They found a map on the roof of the old abandoned minimall with points that are on a map. Awhile later, Q ends up getting  a minivan for his birthday, which he is disappointed in. One day as they were all searching for more clues, Q found a definition for the term "paper towns." "Paper towns" are towns that don't exist, but are just put on a map for copyright reasons. He also found something that Margo wrote that mentioned how she would be in Agloe, New York until noon on May 29. Q, Radar, Ben, and Lacey end up skipping graduation to drive to Agloe to find Margo. When they get there, they find her in an old abandoned barn. Margo is a little mad at first and talks about how she didn't want to be found, and she just wanted to run away. She told Q how she was sick of Orlando and refused to go back. She wanted to live in New York City because she believed it's the only city where people could actually live. She felt like she was never real, or even herself. She felt as if she was just how people wanted or expected her to be. She didn't ever get to be who she wanted to be. Q and Margo end up kissing, but they know that they aren't right for each other. Q goes back to Orlando with his friends, and Margo just keeps running away. She knows she can't change who she is, but she can be who she wants to be.