𝗔𝗟𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗢, 𝗧𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗣
In which best friends meet
again after a year apart, only
to notice how much they've
changed and how much they
both truly mean to
each other.
Carter Hampton and August Bardot
have been best friends since they were
s...
( ★ ) Cousins, Massachusetts was the town that hundreds of people traveled to every year. It was right on the beach and allowed those in the area to still enjoy the sand and water while not having to travel hundreds of thousands miles. The town was best known for its debutante ball every year, girls and boys dressing up to show their elegance and maturity. The ball was normally organized by the country club with a board of members helping as well, some of them being susannah fisher, jennifer bardot, and brittany wright.
The town was also known for those that lived there and the houses they had along the beach. While hundreds of people actually lived in cousins year round, hundreds of people had summer houses there. The Bardot family was one of those families, along with the fisher family. Susannah and Jennifer had grown up together, along with their friend, Laurel. Along the way, they found more friends and eventually had kids that all became friends. It was the perfect story they wanted. Although, nothing was perfect in their friend group or their kids friend group.
That summer would be one of the last, if not the last, summers where everyone was together. It was either everyone was going off to college or they just didn't have time those following summers, and while it pains them, they were prepared to make that summer the best summer they've ever had. If only things ever went according to plan when it came to cousins.
( ★ ) August Bardot hated his dad from the moment he laid a hand on his mom and sisters. He never had a strong relationship with his dad anyway but seeing him throw his little sister into the ground and throw his twin into a wall pushed his hatred further. He knew his mom could defend herself but his sisters couldn't, not at the age they were. That's the main reason why august became the main target. He stood up for his mom and siblings and ended up the one on the ground and in the wall. But he didn't care in the end, as long as his family was safe.
By August's twelfth birthday, the boy had been the hospital at least 25 times. There had been a case filed a few years prior because august told his best friend, Carter, about it but nothing was done because Anthony Bardot could end anyone that tried to go against him. The Hampton family always felt horrible about what happened but there was nothing they could do, they were nothing but neighbors and friends of the bardots. Carter and August continued their friendship and eventually, turned it into more.
They let their relationship be more than just a friendship for a year or two but it eventually came to an end, both boys agreeing they were too young for a relationship. But now, nothing is stopping the two boys other than themselves. Carter and August are the story of an almost love story turned into a real love story.
