A high schooler is dumped by his cheerleader girlfriend, so he walks away and reinvents himself as the star quarterback she never saw coming. As his status rises on the field, their tangled past and lingering feelings collide, forcing both to reckon with who they've become.
Jace looked at me. Do you want to come? I mean, we're all friends. You coming? No. I'm tired. Her shoulders relaxed. She left with Jace.
That night, their social media stories flooded my screen. Hold on tight. Never letting go. Endgame. Real couple energy.
Homecoming king and queen. The comments screamed. Then Harper posted one more story. What if I don't want this fake thing to end?
I saw it. I liked it. She deleted it seconds later. The next morning, Harper appeared at my door again. Logan, it didn't mean anything.
She looked panicked. I tried to close the door. Logan, stop acting like this. We broke up. Go find Jace. You know Jace and I are fake. You know I love you.
Fake? You stole my umbrella for him. You gave him your jacket. You posted him. You looked at him like he was everything. If you like him, go like him. But don't keep me hidden in the dark while you kiss him in the spotlight. Logan, I- I shut the door in her face. My phone lit up. An email. I stared at the screen.
congratulations Logan Reed you have been accepted into the West Coast elite quarterback intensive then I drew a slow breath and steadied my hands I was going after that day Harper stopped coming