The chapter opens with Eve reflecting that the recent death of a YouTuber—one of the passengers whose death was predicted by Cherry—has pushed Dom further into despair about Eve's predicted fate. Dom begins to suggest that breaking up might be the only way to keep Eve safe, though he can't finish the sentence.

They sit together on their IKEA couch, and Eve pointedly reminds him that ending their relationship wouldn't be a simple breakup—it would be a divorce requiring lawyers. Dom flinches at the word. Eve notes they don't really have assets, making the legal process less daunting than she implies, but the emotional weight is clear.

After a silent pause spent staring at their phones, Eve delivers a cutting argument: even if they divorce and she marries someone else, that new husband could end up being the one who kills her at twenty-five, just as predicted. Dom is visibly shaken by this possibility he hadn't considered, his face going white and then red. Eve reflects that while Dom is strong, she is stronger—suggesting her resolve to stay together and fight the prediction outweighs his impulse to flee from it.