Our Fault

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, mental illness, sexual content, and pregnancy loss.

Noah starts preparing for midterms. In the two months since quitting her job, she’s thrown herself into school and accepted another internship. Jenna finds her in the library and urges her to get coffee. On their way out, they run into Michael. Jenna threatens to call the police and report him for stalking. Noah knows she can’t do anything because she didn’t get a restraining order last year when she should have. She grabs Jenna and drags her out of the library, where she collapses and starts hyperventilating. Jenna threatens to call Nick if Michael shows up again. 

Over the next few days, Noah worries about “running into Michael” again (234). She pushes the feelings aside to finish midterms and move into her new off-campus apartment. Before the move, she stays with Jenna and Lion for a few days. They help her with some boxes, but Noah strains her back. Jenna drives Noah to the hospital. 

At the hospital, Noah learns she’s pregnant and might be losing the pregnancy. She is shocked. The doctors do an ultrasound and discover the baby is okay, but Noah has “an intrauterine hematoma” (239).