"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫." A love story, wrenched apart in one summer. Will they find their way back to each other? Inspired by the enchanting song "betty" by iconic artist Taylor Swift, EVANESCENCE is told from the perspective of two seventeen-year-olds who are both processing the end of their romantic relationship. Following them through their last year of high school, each will have feelings to overcome and mistakes to make up for. Heartbroken and reeling, Elle Jackson does everything in her power to avoid her former love - but Adam Carter's persistence in his pursuit of forgiveness and reconciliation proves infuriatingly hard to overcome. Will Adam be able to get through to Elle? Will she ever forgive him? Time is running out before Adam leaves for college and they both move on with their lives. If he doesn't get the chance to apologize to Elle...his regret will slowly consume him. { total word count : 5.3k }