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Ritch Hartwell and Damien Cross have been stuck together since they were kids. Their parents are best friends, so that means sleepovers, joint vacations, and sitting next to each other in every class. Everyone thinks they're endgame.
Damien is the golden boy. Rich, kind, the type who opens doors for strangers and remembers your birthday. Ritch is half Japanese, also rich, also kind, but she's loud. Clumsy. Talks a mile a minute and trips over air. Damien's used to it. He's always been there to catch her.
Then Maisie Campbell transfers into their section.
Half American, mahinhin at mahiyain. Long black hair, brown eyes that barely hold eye contact. She's quiet in the way that makes people lean in to listen. Smart, soft-spoken, the exact opposite of Ritch.
And Damien notices.
For the first time, Ritch isn't the girl beside him. She's the girl watching him look at someone else. Childhood promises don't mean anything under a midnight sky when hearts start choosing for themselves.