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Earliest memory
Vimal finds a rock, but his sister, Lavanya, steals it out of jealousy, a defining moment in their relationship. -
Bond between Rubel and Vimal develops.
Vimal and Rubel get in trouble after they were caught hiding in their neighbor's yard. -
Vimal moves
Vimal moves from Bangladesh to Michigan to live with his grandparents -
First day in new school
Vimal attends his first day of school in Michigan. -
Grandfather dies
Vimal's grandpa falls very ill and dies, and Lavanya promises to not attend college to take care of her siblings. -
Sees parents
Vimal sees his parents for the first time since the move, he wants to go back with his parents to Bangladesh, but they refuse. -
Meets Phyllis
Vimal meets Phyllis and they become fast friends after Phyllis stands up for Vimal when he's being teased by his friends. -
First major bullying experience
Vimal is brutally teased by his classmate, and his self-confidence shatters. -
Brothers return to Bangladesh
Rubel and Vimal's oldest brother return to their parents to Bangladesh, and Vimal feels very alone. -
Drops out of high school
Vimal decides to drop out of high school, because he is treated badly by his peers. -
Phyllis goes to college
Phyllis gets accepted into her dream college and leaves, Vimal is convinced that he has no other friends. -
Fights with oldest sibling
Lavanya and Vimal fight about Vimal's laziness and refusal to get a job after his grandfather's death to help out. -
Finds a job
Vimal finds a job at a paint company at his sister's urging. -
Paint company reveals secret
Vimal realizes that the paint company he works for is creating a memory wiping gas, but he decides not to pay attention to the moral implications. -
Vimal's grandma dies.
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Parents decide to move
Vimal's parents announce that they are moving to Michigan to be closer to their family. -
Most of immediate family dies
Vimal's parents, along with his two brothers, die in a plane crash on the way to Michigan. -
Phyllis wants to visit
Phyllis offers to visit Vimal after the plane crash that killed most of his immediate family, but he refuses because he is convinced Phyllis doesn't actually want to see him. -
Vimal betrays Phyllis
Vimal loses the only friend that he trusts, Phyllis, after he sacrifices their relationship so that he doesn't lose his job. -
Diagnosed with PPD
Vimal is diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder, yet he refuses to believe his diagnosis.