Tally's confusion was cleared up when Shay showed her how to uproot trees in order to find pieces of metal left over by the Rusties. After a couple hours of work, her hands were completely blistered but she felt exhilarated being able to accomplish something for herself instead of just pulling tricks and pointless activities. She was proud of herself and realized she didn't have to depend on other people for her success. When she found her hands completely blistered, David asked her to help scout for other places to salvage. He ended up taking her to a collapsed railroad tunnel that he found fascinating. She also found out that David wasn't actually a runaway, he was born in the Smoke. His parents used to be doctors who worked in the city she came from and were able to partly reverse the surgery. He didn't tell her how but she became really curious as to how.
When Shay talked to her later that night, she asked if Tally had found a person she loved and if that was the reason for her reluctance in arriving and her depressed attitude. To keep her real motives a secret, Tally just agreed to her reasoning. And although she missed many of the city comforts, she started to accept life in the Smoke and realized life on your own isn't that bad. Tally ended up staying for a long time and got to know most of the residents. She learned about their lives and the reasons they ran away from city life. David also began to take an interest in her. When Shay realized his growing fondness for her best friend, she became really confused and saddened by Tally's betrayal and couldn't understand why she would want David when she had someone of her own. Later that night, David ended up surprising her after a horrible day and everyone being upset with her for supposedly betraying her friend. She didn't know where he could have been taking her until he said that he wanted her to meet his parents, thoroughly surprising and making her very nervous.
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