The Summer I Turned Pretty, #3
We'll Always Have Summer
by Jenny Han
Contents
Chapter Fifteen
Overview
Belly tells Anika about her engagement and that she won’t be rooming with her next semester. Anika is surprised but supportive, quickly brainstorming replacement roommates. Their talk shifts to summer plans, underscoring Belly’s impending move in with Jeremiah and the feeling that college life is about to change.
Summary
Belly visits Anika to help pack and wrestles with telling her the engagement news, knowing it will upend their housing plans. As music plays, Belly finally says she can’t room with Anika because Jeremiah proposed, and she shows the ring.
Anika is shocked but not angry. She asks if Belly knows what she’s doing, and Belly affirms her love for Jeremiah and plans to live off campus. Anika quickly shifts to solutions, suggesting other potential roommates and assuring Belly she’ll manage.
When Belly asks if she’s making a mistake, Anika refuses to judge and gently tells Belly she cares too much about others’ opinions. Their conversation lightens with jokes about dorm life versus living with Jeremiah, then turns to Anika’s summer magazine internship and a possible New York visit.
After helping finish the room, Belly walks the quiet hall, noting how many students have already left. As she prepares to go home the next day, Belly recognizes that college life is changing and envisions her next chapter living with Jeremiah.
Who Appears
- Belly (Isabel Conklin)Protagonist; tells Anika about her engagement, cancels their housing plan, and anticipates moving in with Jeremiah.
- AnikaClose friend and planned roommate; surprised but supportive, proposes replacement roommates, and offers candid perspective.