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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes descriptions of physical and emotional abuse, mental illness, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and substance use. The novel also perpetuates unfair stereotypes by depicting people with mental health conditions as dangerous.
November: Bonfire Night
As Anna prepares to leave for the village’s traditional Bonfire Night, she finds a key in Drew’s clothes in the washing machine. Anna confronts Drew about the key, and he in turn demands to know why she has the key to Margot’s front door. He reveals his awareness that she has been sneaking into Margot’s house and moving things around in order to gaslight Margot into believing that she is forgetting things. Drew also asks why Anna has now grown a conscience about Margot, especially when she had no qualms about killing all the others.
Anna reflects that in the aftermath of Ioana’s death, the only way for Anna to quiet Ioana’s voice in her head was to cut herself. After one occasion that went too far, she called Drew for help and told him everything that she had done; to her relief, he accepted it all and began to take her seriously.
Now, Drew asserts that he has already taken care of matters, since Anna refuses to get involved. When Anna tries to leave, Drew pushes her into the utility room, where she falls and hurts herself. He leaves her locked inside.
By John Marrs