Jacob’s plant room

To Briana, the most impressive room in Jacob’s cozy, idyllic home is his plant room. She describes, “It was a sunroom with an antique desk pushed against a window overlooking the wooded yard. He had creeping vines, plump succulents, wide-leafed plants, and hanging baskets of ferns. A small fountain trickled in the corner. It was a little humid and it smelled earthy. This place was a secret enchanted garden” (217). Briana feels “privileged” to be let into Jacob’s “inner world” (217). Jacob’s plant room fuels Briana’s fantasies about what it would be like to be his actual life partner.

Rosa’s house

Briana feels deeply ashamed to be living in Rosa’s old house. She describes, “I’d never decorated Mom’s house when I moved in. I didn’t really plan on still being here a year later, and decorating it made...