Summary

Chapter 11 opens in April when Nath was happily planning for his future at Harvard and his overnight visit to the school. Nath asks Lydia's opinion on a shirt he bought himself for the trip. Lydia picks the more reserved one. She is saddened by the growing realization that Nath is going to be leaving her soon; in some ways, it seems like he has already left. Later that night, Lydia goes to Nath's room to tell her about her suspicions with her father and Louisa, but she is stopped when Nath invites her to look at the stars with him. The next morning, Lydia asks Nath to call her during his trip to Harvard, which he is leaving for that day. She makes him promise to check in. However, Nath does not call, and Lydia feels paralyzed from being the center of her...