The narrative recounts Millie’s sexual history, first with a boy named Dominic, who broke up with her before college and only then started to sleep with her, and next with a guy named Cam, whom she hooked up with after a party but felt uncomfortable with during sex. They are both eclipsed by Agatha, whose house she starts visiting every weekend.

Agatha offers to stop visiting Belgrade so that Millie doesn’t feel like she’s being used. Millie declines. Once, while at Agatha’s, Millie sees Kennedy’s application for Agatha’s workshop. Agatha is considering rejecting her, which Millie thinks is harsh. However, Agatha points out that Kennedy wrote an introductory paragraph about herself, which never happens in nonfiction. Millie retains her crush on Josh but finds it wavering in the light of her relationship with Agatha. She also becomes lax around Belgrade, and when Tyler asks for her help to resolve their issues, Millie passes her over to Joanie.

Millie starts abusing prescription drugs, and on Ryland’s birthday, she considers telling Colette everything going on with her forthcoming resident director job and Agatha. She fails to do so. Right before finals begin, Millie sees Peyton carrying dirty dishes to Kennedy’s room but disregards it.