matildaslies
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It begins in Harvard's Widener Library, a crisp and cool October afternoon.
Lydia, a lover of literary romance and an unapologetic believer in all things hocus pocus, finds Harvard to be far more magical than she had ever dreamed. But as the months pass, her illness grows harder to ignore, and she clings to the illusion that death can be delayed, if only by will.
Trevor, a boy harboring a fragile kind of hope, discovers in Lydia a light bright enough to break through his darkest shadows.
Over the course of a single night in Cambridge-through crowded parties, quiet streets, and a taxi ride-they can't seem to distance themselves, thanks to the red string of fate that ties them.
But with the arrival of dawn comes the ominous truth: every moment they share is borrowed.
A tender, fleeting love story about destiny, connection, past lives, and the beauty and honor of existing-if only for a night.