49 pages 1 hour read

Sloan Harlow

Everything We Never Said

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

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Chapters 30-39Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 30 Summary: “Ella”

Ella wonders if the news of Hayley’s pregnancy made Sawyer so mad that he ran them off the road. She and Seema are supposed to be watching movies, but Ella is too distracted by Hayley’s news to focus. Ella confesses to Seema that she’s been reading Hayley’s diary, and Seema is shocked. Ella explains that Hayley’s diary is giving her valuable information, but Seema gets angry at Ella handling her friend’s private journal. Seema’s brother once found her diary and read it to their family, causing her a lot of pain. Seema suggests that Ella isn’t a good friend. Seema says that Hayley drank heavily at the party on the night she died and seemed “on edge.” Then, she saw Hayley and Scott emerging from a bedroom just before Ella and Hayley left. After this, Seema leaves Ella’s house, and Ella bursts into tears. Her mom tries to comfort her, but Ella feels too guilty to share her feelings with her mother.

Later, Ella is awakened by the sound of her cat growling. She sees the open window, and a figure lurches toward her in the darkness. Ella screams, and the figure scrambles out the window before her parents enter.