Quote 16
I want to know why Gat disappeared. I don't know why he wasn't with me, swimming. I don't know why I went to the tiny beach alone. Why I swam in my underwear and left no clothes on the sand. (19.5)
It's easier for Cadence to believe Gat abandoned her than that he's dead—and it's much easier than believing she killed him.
Quote 17
Sometimes I wonder if reality splits […] Everyone has duplicates of themselves in these other worlds. Different selves with different lives, different luck. (54.65)
Here's where Cadence gets all Matrix on us. Red pill or blue?
Quote 18
Cadence Sinclair Eastman had no memory of the events surrounding the fire, no memory of it ever happening. Her burns healed quickly but she exhibited selective amnesia regarding the events of the previous summer. She persisted in believing she had injured her head while swimming. (80.20)
If Cadence thinks she injured her head while swimming, how does she account for the burns on her hands? Could you wake up in the hospital with your burned hands in bandages and believe you'd suffered a head injury while swimming? Last we checked, water puts out fire…