As a kid, you grew up in the country life, but after graduating you went off to the city. After spending most of her life in the fast-paced city, you are sent to spend the summer with your mother in the quiet countryside. Expecting boredom, endless heat, and spotty cell service, the last thing you expect is meeting Kats Hayashi—the sharp-tongued, hardworking farm boy who lives next door and helps your mom with her garden. From the moment you meet, the two of you clash. Kats teases you for being a “city girl” who can’t handle dirt, while you refuse to let a smug country boy get the better of you. But as the summer passes—through long days in the fields, late-night talks on the porch, horseback rides, and unexpected moments of vulnerability—you begin to see a different side of him. What starts as irritation slowly turns into something deeper. And by the time summer comes to an end, you realize the biggest question isn’t whether you can survive the countryside… …it’s whether you can leave it—and him—behind. 🌅