Prior to the events of the book, when the protagonist was eight years old, her father left her alone with one of his friends, who tried to touch her inappropriately. This prompted the protagonist to leave the house. At the time, her mother chastised her for running away because the protagonist was too traumatized to explain what happened. She also knew that her father would brush off responsibility for the incident. The memories of this event resurface when, as an adult, the protagonist is at a party and sees the man who tried to touch her. She is deeply distressed upon seeing him and decides to leave the event. Later on, she tells her mother the whole story of what happened, and her mother apologizes for blaming her. The protagonist finds out that a previous girlfriend of her love interest made false rape allegations against him. It is clear in context that these accusations are actually fake, and he is not simply claiming that they are. There is passing mention of men catcalling the protagonist while she is out running.