YADINNELAD
For seventeen-year-old Elena Reyes, school is supposed to be about grades, academic competitions, and securing her future.
Then there is Adrian Cruz.
A basketball player.
Her classmate.
Her favorite distraction.
Ever since the day she noticed him, seeing Adrian around school has become the best part of her routine. A glimpse of him in the hallway can brighten her entire morning. Watching him practice can make a bad day feel better. And seeing him play on the court?
That's basically her daily vitamin.
The problem?
Adrian has no idea she likes him.
Or at least, that's what Elle thinks.
Between stolen glances, after-school tutoring sessions, basketball games, teasing friends, unexpected jealousy, and feelings neither of them knows how to name, Elle slowly discovers that having a crush isn't always about secretly admiring someone from afar.
Sometimes, the person you've been quietly looking at...
has been looking back.
A story about first crushes, seventeen-year-old hearts, friendship, basketball, academic pressure, and the simple, terrifying realization that you really, really like someone.