The Favorites

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, illness, emotional abuse, and physical abuse.

A documentary clip before the chapter shows people discussing the different rumors surrounding Kat’s disappearance after the Olympics. Garrett says that she simply went home; the next time he saw her was three years later at his mother’s funeral.

Kat arrives at Sheila’s funeral and is warmly greeted by Garrett and his partner, Andre. Garrett reveals that he stopped skating after a bad car accident and is now studying psychology at Stanford. Kat confesses that Heath is the one who told her about Sheila’s passing.

Kat takes a seat at the back and notices Heath arrive; he sits at the front, next to Bella. At one point in the ceremony, the minister calls on Bella to say a few words, but she is too overcome. Kat announces that she’d like to speak.

The documentary shows Kat’s speech at Sheila’s funeral, where she recounts seeing Sheila on television for the first time. Kat describes how Sheila wasn’t perfect; she could be ruthless and calculating, but she was also a champion.