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For three years, Rocco Buttle loved one girl.
Then, in one conversation, he let her go.
Not because he wanted to.
Because he thought it was the only way to save them from the heartbreak that growing up would inevitably bring.
He was wrong.
Now eighteen, Rocco has become exactly who everyone expects him to be.
The son of one of the UK's biggest YouTubers.
A familiar face online with thousands of followers of his own.
The boy who never turns down a party.
The one always surrounded by people, yet somehow always alone.
Everyone thinks he's moved on.
Heather Barrand knows better.
Once upon a time, they were the couple everyone talked about. The most popular boy in school and the girl everyone wanted to be. They were first loves, first kisses, and first heartbreaks. The pair teachers joked would end up married one day.
Now they're just two strangers sharing the same sixth form.
They smile politely when they pass in the corridor.
They send the occasional text they know they shouldn't.
They pretend they're over each other.
Neither of them is very convincing.
Because no matter how many nights Rocco spends chasing distractions, no one has ever compared to the girl he left behind.
And no matter how hard Heather tries to move forward, a part of her still catches herself looking for him in every crowded room.
Some first loves end.
Some never really do.
Sometimes the hardest thing to face...
...is the one person you've been pretending not to miss.