The author end chapter 7 on a cliffhanger, what statement was chapter 7 ended on and why is it a cliffhanger?

Then, she pointed her fork at me. “Not for people who don’t want it to. But for me”—she stabbed a few green beans and lifted them to her mouth—“it definitely got easier.”

This chapter leaves us wondering how Love came to be able to deal with her mother's murder, and why her life actually became easier over time.