Rising action builds up to the climax, and the plot stage following the climax is called falling action. The climax essentially is the highest point of tension or energy in the story. Thus, the plot has nowhere to go but down after that.
Julie should leave that mother trucker and slap him to make him hurt like a buttcheek on a stick. ( I don't like profanity and cussing so this weird answer is the best I can come up with)
