Taming 7

At lunch on Monday, things are awkward among all of Claire’s friends. Something is wrong with Hugh, as he is quiet and distant. When Claire presses him on it, he decides that he needs to go home for the day.

Lizzie is rude to Gibsie, who immediately gets up and leaves the table. Frustrated, Johnny follows him, then Shannon lectures Lizzie about being nice. Instead of listening, Lizzie leaves, too.

Claire goes into the bathroom. She sees two of her classmates, Shelly and Helen. They ask her if she is with Gibsie. She is excited to be able to say yes to them. They then show her a picture on their phone. It is of Gibsie in a booth with a woman dressed as Catwoman. They tell Claire that they took the picture at Biddies on Halloween night. Claire is upset, feeling overwhelming pain; however, Helen tries to assure her that it seemed like the woman was much more interested than Gibsie was.

Gibsie goes to his father and sister’s grave. He talks to them about how much he loves Claire, but how afraid he is to hurt her. He is interrupted by Darren, who tells him that he is there to visit Caoimhe’s grave, as they were friends in high school.