Little Secrets

McKenzie makes herself food and posts photos online. Derek has never understood why she cares so much what strangers think of her. She reflects on her relationship with social media and the times she’s attempted to explain to Derek. She’s never been able to get him to understand, especially since he doesn’t use social media. She remembers an argument they got into about it. Then she starts to wonder if she’ll still be doing and eating the same things “if she ever marries Derek” (158). McKenzie doesn’t understand where the thought came from but fears she’s getting too attached.

McKenzie and Derek first met at Pike Place Market. She used to work at a food truck there, and Derek often visited with his son. She saw Derek and Marin’s photos and interviews in the news after Sebastian disappeared and immediately recognized him. She recognized him again when he started coming into the Green Bean some months later. She reminded him who she was, and they started chatting. She soon decided he was her next mark. They began talking at the Green Bean whenever Derek came in. Their flirting turned into dates, and McKenzie soon knew that she’d trapped Derek.