One of the Girls

Fen starts the fire and thinks about Bella, knowing she’s in pain and hiding it. Eleanor and Fen strike up a conversation, and Eleanor asks Fen if she’s glad to be leaving. Fen admits that she is, and Eleanor admits she has nothing to go home to. She adds that she often imagines a different life, in which Sam never died; since he died, she no longer sees much point in the things they used to enjoy together. Eleanor never envisioned herself getting married or having children until she met Sam, and that dream disappeared with him.

Lexi leads the rest of the women down the steps to the beach cove, wearing a crown of sunflowers and carrying a lantern. The women laugh and holler as they go. Drinks are opened, music is started, and Ana starts to wish she were anywhere else. Lexi sits down beside her, and Ana notices a bug in her crown. She flicks it away, and in doing so, knocks off several of the petals. Lexi looks confused but then manages to move on from the strange moment.