Alan and Carl have been best friends forever, but something feels different this year. Carl can't shake the feeling that Alan has changed. He's more confident, more distant, and, worst of all, he's started dating Alli, the effortlessly charming girl everyone seems to like. Carl should be happy for him, but instead, he feels off-balance, confused by emotions he doesn't fully understand. As the school year unfolds, their friendship is tested in ways neither of them saw coming. Carl struggles to come to terms with feelings he never expected, while Alan navigates his own path, caught between his past and an uncertain future. A bittersweet coming-of-age novel about love, loss, and the moments that change us forever.