# Chapter 22 Earned Test - Current Text

EARNED - June's reply: "`Sunday. 9. Just coffee.`" (line 19) follows failed drafts (line 15), the face-down phone (lines 5, 23), and dish displacement (line 3). It is not announced without pressure.

EARNED - Theo's apology: "I was deciding what you got to know" (line 67) follows the institutional facts (line 45), the week-three admission (lines 47-53), and his refused list (line 63). The plainness is built to, not dropped in.

EARNED - June's stay declaration: "I'm staying, Theo. It isn't for you" (line 91) is backed by on-page sequence facts: no to Tasker, Nia call, Asha consent, Dana room, Kessler W-9 (lines 89-91).

EARNED - portrait terms: "It isn't evidence of anything and it doesn't fix anything" (line 113) and "I turn it around myself" (line 127) follow Ch21's faced-to-wall study and Ch22's fear-canvas correction. The portrait does not repair the lie.

EARNED - kiss: "She kissed him" (line 165) follows apology, stay facts, portrait terms, payment terms, `After Class` terms, and Theo's hands-in-pockets restraint. It is then bounded by "That happened because the terms are set. Not instead of them" (line 167).

Chapter verdict: EARNED. Nearest announced candidate: "I know the difference now" (line 169) is clean, but it survives because he immediately admits recency ("I learned it this morning") instead of claiming full repair.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
