Patty

is Rusty-James' girlfriend until half-way through the book when she learns that Rusty-James was seen fooling around with a black-haired girl at a party. She and Rusty's friend  Smokey  later become a couple. Smokey later admits that he made sure Patty found out about Rusty-James and the girl so that she would date him instead. She’s around the age of 15.

Her mother is a nurse who works nights, and Patty has to stay home and take care of her little brothers. She is tough and she once went after another girl with a broken bottle because the girl was flirting with Rusty James. YOLO