Following Fallon’s mother’s advice about not getting serious about someone until she is 23, they decide to meet at a set restaurant at the same time each year for 5 years (November 9th). They fall asleep and miss their dinner.įallon and Ben kiss and talk about the future. He and Fallon lay on her bed, and he tells her that he likes the feel of her scars. Ben goes home to get ready for dinner and returns an hour early.

He looks at her scars and tells her that she’s beautiful no one has ever told her this before. Ben picks out a dress for Fallon to wear, but she doesn’t like that it shows off her scars. Fallon and Ben go into her bedroom, and the latter makes a reservation at a fancy restaurant. She introduces him to her best friend, Amber, and Amber’s boyfriend, Glenn.

Fallon finds Ben entertaining, so she invites him back to her apartment to help her finish packing. The young man then insults Fallon’s father, causing him to abruptly leave the restaurant.įallon and this young man, Benton “Ben” James Kessler, have dessert together and discuss why he pretended to be her boyfriend. He tells Fallon’s father that there are plenty of actors with physical injuries who have found success in Hollywood and that there is no reason to discourage Fallon. Reacting to the cruelty of his words, a young man in a neighboring booth slides next to Fallon and claims to be her boyfriend. Fallon’s father tells her that her opportunity to be an actor died after the fire (which he takes responsibility for) and that she should pursue another career. Fallon tells her father that she plans to move to New York that evening in order to pursue an acting career on Broadway. On the second anniversary of the fire that left her scarred, an angry 18-year-old Fallon O’Neil meets her father, former actor Donovan O’Neil, for lunch. This guide is based on the Atria e-book edition (2015).Ĭontent Warning: November 9 contains mentions of suicide.

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