User blog comment:MichaelDiaz101/10 Years Later: Michael Diaz & Nicole Borrego/@comment-2173402-20151104021045/@comment-4059927-20151104021429

That's actually a reference to something that happened early in the story cdc and I wrote. It was their sophomore year and their plan was to run head long into a Greaser ambush to spring the trap, and Michael remarks, "we suck at making plans" after they both pretty much get beat up.

Also, thank you! Michael's trials mirror what many people go through, I dropped out of college once and considered it many more times. His depression changed him, and it can even be felt when they're both together as he's more mature. My favorite part of writing it was meeting his sister yet again upon his visit to Bullworth.