A Sea of Unspoken Things

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, emotional abuse, and death.

James tells Micah that she feels responsible for Griffin’s death: She should have told Griffin earlier that she wasn’t interested in him romantically. Had she done so, the events leading up to Johnny pushing him might not have occurred. Micah explains that James was never at fault for Johnny’s behavior. The two talk about her choice to leave Six Rivers: Micah says it hurt to lose her although he knew that she belonged in San Francisco, and he did not. He asks if she would consider staying in Six Rivers now for good.

Quinn shows up unexpectedly in town. He claims he is there to collect Johnny’s project notes, but James knows he is there for more. The two have coffee at Sadie’s diner and are subject to the cold stares of all of the customers. James is jittery, hoping that Micah won’t walk in. Quinn asks her to go out to dinner with him on an official date when they return to San Francisco. James thinks that he represents the life she has been building ever since she left Six Rivers. She wonders if she still wants it.