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Nicole Grace Ramos never expected one summer to change her life.
After sophomore year, she spends three unforgettable months in Maui with her grandparents, trading Southern California's nonstop chaos for quiet beaches, golden sunsets, and a slower way of life, It's there that she meeks Kenji Tanaka, a local surfer who quickly becomes her favorite part of the island. From early morning surf sessions to late night beach bonfires, the two become inseparable.
But all good things have to end.
When summer is over, Nicole returns home with promosies to stay in touch - only to break her phone at the airport and lose every way of contacting Kenji. No number. No social media. No way to explain why she suddenly disappeared from his life.
She spends the next year wondering what could've happened if she'd had the chance to say goodbye.
Then everything changes.
After a tragic accident leaves Nicole orphaned, she's forced to leave her life in Southern California behind and move to Maui permanently with her grandparents' Starting over is the last things she wants - until she walks into her new school and comes face-to-face with the one person she never forgot
Kenji Tanaka
The boy she accidentally ghosted
And he's definitely not as happy to see her as she is to see him.