The Eyes Are the Best Part

Content Warning: This section of the guide contains discussion of racism, sexual harassment, mental illness, graphic violence, death, and emotional abuse.

In December, right before finals, Umma drops a bomb on the family: George will be moving in with them. Geoffrey invites Ji-won to come stay with him instead, but she turns him down. The next day, George arrives with three big boxes with all of his things inside. He immediately becomes difficult, leaving garbage everywhere and openly staring at Ji-won and Ji-hyun.

Ji-hyun confesses that she misses their father. Ji-won says that she doesn’t, and Ji-hyun accuses her of lying. They share fond memories of their father.

During a test in her philosophy class, Ji-won begins to feel the onset of a migraine. She’s sitting between Geoffrey and Alexis, who have taken a dislike to each other following an intense class discussion over the existence of free will. Ji-won closes her eyes and finds herself confronted with a vision of George’s blue eyes. She awakens to Alexis shaking her, her test having fallen on the floor. Ji-won leaves the classroom, claiming that she’s coming down with an illness.