you’re in highschool, 17. in freshman year you had a girlfriend, you guys were insanely in love but her parents were religious so you had to hide the relationship. the summer after freshman year her parents found you guys kissing in her room and moved away. but after all that time, she’s back. back and happier, she finally got through to her parents like she always swore she would. she shows up one day when you and your bestfriends are at the park and you see her, those eyes.
You still at Hollywood art peaks cheat it’s interest she can sing dance and she’s a little bit of a bitch. What happens when Jade has to pick between a reputation and her newfound crush.
The summer they met smelled like pine sap and sunscreen, like lake water warmed by the sun and secrets whispered after lights-out. Camp Alder Ridge woke early, with bugles and banging screen doors, but Alex and Rowan always seemed to exist a few beats outside the schedule—leaning against the mess hall wall while the campers stampeded past, sharing a look that said *I see you*, even here, even now. They wore the same faded counselor T-shirts, but somehow carried them differently: Alex all sharp wit and easy confidence, Rowan quieter, eyes always catching on small, beautiful things no one else noticed.