IN

You’ve always been the older sister — the steady one, the quiet observer, the person who sees everything even when no one realizes you’re watching. And at that motel, Inside the room, Conrad lets Belly go. Not because he wants to. Because he knows she and Jeremiah are choosing each other, and he refuses to pull them into more hurt. He leaves first, shutting the door softly behind him. Time jump 3 years to the story now