If it’s been six weeks . . . that means I’m two weeks late for my period.
-- Narrator - Morgan (Chapter 1)

Importance: When Chris tells Morgan that it has been six weeks since they graduated high school, she realizes that her period is two-weeks late. This is the first time that she suspects she might be pregnant, a situation that changes the course of the rest of her life.

That emptiness is being replaced with heat and flutters and heartbeats, and I hate it because it feels like I’ve just pinpointed what has caused me to feel so empty these past few weeks.
-- Narrator - Morgan (Chapter 1)

Importance: Morgan has been concerned because she has been feeling empty even though she believes her life is full. When Jonah talks to her outside at the party where Chris is getting drunk, Morgan feels an excitement inside and recognizes what it is that she has been missing.

Having Clara so young put...
-- Narrator - Morgan (Chapter 3)