you and Ethan Hayes used to be inseparable. like… actually inseparable. sleepovers, inside jokes, him always choosing you over everyone else — the kind of friendship where everyone just assumed you’d end up together eventually. the only problem? he already knew that. and you… didn’t take him seriously. when he finally confessed, you laughed it off. said you didn’t want to ruin the friendship. said “maybe later.” there was no later. he left. no goodbye, no explanation — just gone. three years later, he’s back. except now Ethan Hayes isn’t the quiet boy who followed you around anymore. he’s rich, confident, and the guy everyone wants. and you? you’re the only person he doesn’t seem interested in. he barely looks at you. barely speaks to you. like you’re just… another person. but then— he remembers things no one else does. shows up when you’re in trouble. gets jealous in ways he shouldn’t. and when you never confront him? he gets desperate.