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Chapter 2
Overview
Logan resolves to cut back on partying but is rattled when Hannah appears, prompting him to leave rather than watch her with Garrett. Seeking distraction, he ends up at the wrong dorm room and meets Grace. Their easy rapport leads Logan to stay, signaling a new connection that challenges his spiral.
Summary
Logan, still reeling from unrequited feelings for Hannah, decides to scale back his self-destructive partying. While hanging with Dean, Tucker, and Hollis in the backyard, a crude debate about dick pics is cut short when Hannah appears to invite everyone to pizza and a movie with Garrett.
Seeing Hannah unsettles Logan, and to avoid witnessing her closeness with Garrett, he abruptly chooses to leave for a dorm hangout. Dean warns the RA is strict, but Logan prefers any alternative to staying home. Hollis drives him to Fairview House, where Logan realizes he forgot his phone and likely has the wrong dorm.
Logan knocks on room 220 and meets Grace, a freshman. She nervously lends him her phone, and their banter breaks the ice as Logan struggles to reach a taxi. He notices she’s watching Die Hard 2, and their shared enthusiasm for action movies shifts the mood.
Instead of leaving, Logan accepts Grace’s tentative invitation to stay and watch. They settle in with Pepsi and a hidden stash of gummy bears. By choosing Grace’s company and a quiet movie night, Logan momentarily escapes his fixation on Hannah and opens the door to an unexpected connection.
Who Appears
- LoganBriar hockey player trying to curb partying; fleeing Hannah and Garrett leads him to meet Grace and stay to watch a movie.
- GraceShy freshman in a tidy dorm room; lends her phone, bonds with Logan over Die Hard, and invites him to stay.
- DeanTeammate instigating raunchy banter about dick pics; present during backyard hangout.
- TuckerTeammate who recently confronted Logan; laughs along, sees through Logan’s excuse to leave.
- Mike HollisTeammate who doubts Dean’s logic; gives Logan a ride to the dorms.
- HannahGarrett’s girlfriend; invites the house to pizza and a movie, triggering Logan’s decision to leave.