That's Not What Happened

Lee flashes back to her visit to Ashley in the hospital several weeks after the shooting. Ashley’s bullet injuries mean she will not walk again; she is learning to use a wheelchair. Ashley chats about TV, the hospital staff, and other trivial topics. Later Ashley tells Lee that Kellie is spreading lies, claiming the cross necklace belonged to her, not Sarah. This news upsets Lee because she knows the necklace was not Sarah’s and that Kellie’s claim is plausible; Lee realizes that because of Ashley’s judgment, Kellie is being rejected from their tight survivor group. Lee leaves, however, instead of telling Ashley what she knows.

Lee is eager to attend a planned visit to Eden’s college campus. Eden, now an activist, travels in her spare time, delivering presentations against gun violence. Eden takes Lee and Jenny, her girlfriend, to an off-campus party. Lee reads the concern between Jenny and Misty, Eden’s roommate, about the party. Once at the party, Eden gets very drunk. A young man accosts Eden, telling her she sounds “ignorant” in trying to take away his guns. Jenny defends Eden’s message, but Eden flees. Lee and Jenny later find her intoxicated.