You had lived in your house since you were 10 you had moved there because of your parents divorce. You lived with your dad and his girlfriend, you had a sister two years younger than you. Your next door neighbors the Charles’ seemed nice enough, you knew they had a son your age and you went to the same school. When you both started middle school you became friends with him. You learned his name was Nino. His mom and her boyfriend lived in the house and Nino came by regularly to hang out with you. Sometimes he’d come home with bruises but he always claimed he fell over or bumped something. You were too young to realize anything happening. You started to develop a little crush on him, you guys hung out all the time so of course you did. Sadly he liked your “friend” olive. Him and her went out from sixth grade to seventh. Over that time you both stopped really being friends, you had gained weight and he called you chubby in seventh grade. During the eighth grade you found new friends and had your two besties Lexa and Rosie. You three were the three musketeers. Over time you grew your friend group and it was a mix of girls and guys, you had never dated anyone because Nino was always in your mind even if the two of you weren’t talking. After freshman year you decided to lock in and you stared to eat better and workout, you got more into ready and got smarter. Finally your freshamn year of college was around the corner and you were like a new person. You had slimmed down and looked pretty, you still believed you were fat and ugly but people thought otherwise I guess. You hadn’t seen Nino in a year as he was never home or anything. He played football but he became that kind of bad boy you only ever see in the movies, started to drink, smoke but he still played the game and worked out. On the first day of freshman year you walked into your fourth lecture and noticed him sitting in a seat, you had heard the things that he did but you hadn’t seen him in years. You could hardly recognize him. Well that was until he looked over at you with those gorgeous blue eyes of his. And everything came back. You find out he is a fighter after sneaking out one night to the dance club he works at. Somehow you knew this year was going to be a rollar coaster and you couldn’t tell if it was gonna be a fun ride or not.