The subsequent installment within the “After” franchise, “After Ever Happy,” can be right here quickly on Sept. 7. But it isn’t too late for followers to compensate for Tessa and Hardin’s saga through Anna Todd’s novels. Finished the primary e book, “After”? Check out the following installment, “After We Collided.” Want to know what you are getting earlier than snagging the e book? If you do not thoughts spoilers, simply maintain studying to seek out out precisely what occurs in “After We Collided.”
“After We Collided” Book Summary
“After We Collided” begins proper after the revelation that Hardin solely dated Tessa as a guess. Understandably, Tessa is destroyed by the information and desires nothing to do with Hardin. The boy, in the meantime, is determined to win her again. Much of the e book is a tug of struggle between these two, and naturally, their journey is an emotional curler coaster of epic proportions.
First, Tessa leaves to Seattle to attend a e book conference as a part of her internship with the writer Vance. But throughout an afterparty along with her workplace colleagues, she will get drunks and calls Hardin. Later, he exhibits up and, attributable to a collection of coincidences, thinks she and Trevor have been collectively in her room. They combat about it and, nonetheless drunk, Tessa suggests they’ve intercourse. They do, however within the morning, she’s lower than glad about it. Another combat breaks out, and Hardin leaves.
Later, Tessa decides to go to the condo they have been alleged to share, when all of the sudden Hardin exhibits up together with his mom. Turns out he hasn’t informed her concerning the breakup. Tessa goes together with this, and so they discuss a bit of extra. She admits she’s nonetheless in love with him however is uncertain if they’re good collectively.
When information of her father transferring close by takes her unexpectedly, she rushes to Hardin for consolation. Things appear to be bettering between the 2 of them. Finally, they speak about it and get again collectively.
Then all hell breaks unfastened once more when Tessa’s mom finds out. The combat results in one other revelation: Hardin filmed having intercourse with a woman for one more guess. Angry and upset, Tessa asks for time. She reads a letter he wrote, explaining his previous and relents as soon as once more. She loves him regardless of all of it.
Meanwhile, Hardin’s household life is rocky, and his anger points worsen when he is round his father. Tessa encourages him to enhance his relationship together with his father, whereas she improves hers with the remainder of the group, together with Zed. During a celebration, Hardin’s jealousy flares up when a tipsy Tessa will get a bit of too shut with Zed. Still, Hardin surprises Tessa by not performing up. For as soon as, she thinks he will not trigger a scene.
But it was simply the calm earlier than the true storm. She overhears a woman saying they have been collectively in a room and instantly grabs a random boy and kisses him. Hardin jumps on the child and begins punching him. Tessa intervenes, however one other combat breaks out, and Hardin leaves her alone on the celebration.
Zed takes her residence, however they discover Hardin fully drunk and violent. Somehow, Tessa manages to calm him down, and so they make up. It’s easy crusing for a bit, however after all, that may’t final lengthy. Hardin hears Tessa mutter Zed’s identify in her sleep and decides to get drunk someplace. He leaves her for a whole day, meets a woman, and spends the night time in her home. When he comes again, Tessa has been in a minor automotive accident. When she sees the lady, she’s satisfied they slept collectively and tells Hardin to depart her alone. They break up once more.
Both take the break up actually onerous and will not discuss to one another. Eventually, in a second of weak spot, Tessa kisses Zed as they speak about what would’ve occurred if he had received the guess as a substitute of Hardin. But it would not go additional than that, as Tessa continues to be in love with Hardin.
This forwards and backwards retains occurring for a bit, culminating in a significant combat over Zed and Hardin’s communication issues. In the tip, Tessa is extra confused than ever between the 2 boys however nonetheless decides to present Hardin one other likelihood. He blows it by going to his birthday celebration as a substitute of spending time along with her. This time, although, the miscommunication was truly attributable to Zed, who manipulated textual content messages between them. This leads Tessa to admit she kissed Zed, and so they have one other large combat.
Unable to deal with his jealousy, Hardin assaults Zed on campus and will get arrested. Afraid he’ll be expelled and despatched to jail, Tessa visits Zed within the hospital and convinces him to not press expenses. Back collectively and dedicated, the whole lot appears to be trying up for Tessa and Hardin. But then, whereas strolling on the road, Tessa spots a homeless man and calls him Dad.
“After We Collided” ends with this cliffhanger, main the reader to hurry to its sequel “After We Fell” to see what new troubles the couple should face now . . .
