The main question every The Summer I Turned Pretty fan had been asking leading up to the show’s Sept. 17 finale was who Belly will end up with — but there was also another strange theory that popped up right before the show’s end. There was speculation the very last episode could up the drama even more by killing off a major character, all because of very subtle scene in Season 3’s second-to-last episode. While a death didn’t occur in the finale, the upcoming movie could still spell doom for this unexpected character.
The dire theory sprung up after a seemingly negligible exchange in Episode 10. As Belly’s parents Laurel and John are preparing Thanksgiving dinner, John suddenly seizes up and grabs his chest. “I’ve had heartburn all day,” he groans, asking for Laurel to find some P