FOREVER US

Lily never expected her senior year to start like this. The first day of school and already, she felt a shift in the air. That’s when she saw him—Ethan—leaning casually against the lockers, hair messy in that effortless way, a crooked smile that made her stomach flip. Everyone talked about him: the charming, reckless guy who seemed untouchable, the one all the girls noticed but none could pin down. But when his eyes met hers for a second, a spark flared. She tried to focus on her books, flipping through her schedule, but every glance in his direction was a distraction. Even when she sat in chemistry, she caught herself staring at him from across the room, noticing the way he chewed his pencil, the way he laughed quietly at something the teacher said. By the end of the day, she realized she’d been smiling for no reason—just thinking about him. She wondered if he noticed her at all, or if she was just another face in the crowd. Little did she know, that glance would start a chain of events that would change her life forever. Something about Ethan felt different, like he would leave an imprint on her heart she could never erase.