Back then, he and Simon were classmates, roommates, and bunkmates; they were best friends. Simon said, "Jasper, you're done for. You like her."
Once he realized his feelings, he began to hang around Wren constantly. Unexpectedly, someone reported them for puppy love, and Wren got in trouble, leading her mother to hit her.
He was consumed with guilt, and while trying to figure out how to apologize, Wren suddenly confessed, "Jasper, I like you. Do you want to date me?"
He was so happy he stayed up all night. She said she would apply to Seaport University, so to keep up with her, he studied so hard he ended up in the hospital—only to realize later he had been tricked.
All these years, he had been waiting for Wren while also trying to let her go. If Yara hadn't stirred up all this trouble,
