Chapter 11

Grace endures humiliation in Carver Hall as Piper’s Twitter smear brands her a liar. Ramona urges her to act unbothered; Jess offers hollow sympathy. Logan texts, then arrives, kisses Grace in front of everyone, and invites her to leave, instantly undercutting the rumor and rescuing her from further embarrassment.

In Logan’s truck, Grace breaks down. Logan reassures her, explains Piper’s grudge after he rejected her, and suggests a surprise detour. He counsels Grace not to fixate on online hate, lightening the mood with humor as they drive off campus toward Munsen.

Logan shows Grace his rundown hometown and points out his father’s mechanic shop. He parks by a water tower and asks her to climb despite her fear of heights. With Logan encouraging her from below, Grace ascends, then sits beside him on the platform, gradually relaxing as he keeps an arm around her.

They look out over a muddy pond where Logan played hockey as a kid. The smallness of it now versus his childhood memories prompts him to reflect on lost perspective. Conversation turns intimate: Grace recalls listening to lonely seniors in a Hastings park and shares her plan to pursue psychology over psychiatry, wanting to help people directly.

Logan admits ongoing conflict with his alcoholic father, confessing he might not visit his dad if he were in a home, though he would see his mom. The vulnerability cements a deeper bond. As the tension eases, they joke, and Logan ends by acknowledging he hasn’t fully figured himself out—something Grace admits she’s still reading.