Everything Has Changed

** IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR REWRITE BUT IT'LL BE SO MUCH BETTER ONCE THIS IS DONE, SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE **

Ariana Ross had spent her childhood as a sun-kissed, southern Californian girl, riding the waves nearly every weekend and excelling in school. Outgoing and vibrant, she embodied the image of the golden girl next door for the first 13 years of her life.

However, her idyllic existence shattered when law enforcement arrived at her doorstep, escorting her mother away in handcuffs. At just 11 years old, her once untainted and perfect mother was ripped away, being replaced by her dad's increasing paranoia and the cold hard truth about their life.

Amidst the chaos that followed, her anchor became her best friend Percy with whom she truly felt safe. She was only beginning to understand these complex, prepubescent feelings when her parents' troubled past resurfaced, compelling her and her father to uproot their lives and relocate 3,000 miles away.

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Percy Richards seemingly led the life Ariana had yearned for -- a perfectly average life. His parents, high school sweethearts, operated the town's most popular surf shack, and he himself was lucky to be the image of a strikingly handsome young man.

Or, so she thought.

You would think she would understand that no one knows what really happens behind closed doors. The Richards had secrets of their own, they were just better at not getting caught. With Ariana gone, his only bit of peace left with her and there's nothing holding him back from self-destruction.

In 4 years, a lot has happened to them. With Ariana's return to Seaside, California, senior year is about to get a lot more interesting for Percy. Everything they know and thought they knew is about to get twisted.