Happy Place

The next day, the group goes boating on the ocean. They cruise off the coast, spotting seals. Kimmy giddily begs Cleo to take a seal home; they all laugh and pull up to an island off the coast for hiking and lunch. When Cleo jokingly suggests they grab crabs to start a crab preserve, Sabrina admonishes Cleo, snapping that if she doesn’t have time for her friends to visit, she doesn’t have time for crab preserve. Cleo stalks off as the usually upbeat Kimmy sternly tells Sabrina that Cleo is under a lot of pressure and deserves a break. She hurries to catch up with Cleo. Harriet suggests they eat, trying to tempter the conflict.

As they grab picnic supplies alone, Harriet explains Cleo and Sabrina’s tiff: Sabrina and Parth are annoyed that Cleo and Kimmy canceled their visit. Wyn replies that Harriet never annoys him: “When you’re annoyed, you don’t want to be around a person. [...] I always want to be around you” (232). They fight for the cooler, and Wyn points out that this is a “brawl” compared to when they were together, as they never fought. Harriet responds they should be done fighting, since they’re broken up.