First Words

"You're a mess."

"The hottest mess you've ever seen."

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In Raelynn Briar's hometown there's a silly tradition they have called the "First Words" tradition. Anytime someone leaves town for college, the town gathers to take guesses at what they think your "soulmate's" first words to them are going to be. Then, they vote on the guesses until it's narrowed down to one line, and those are the first words that that person's soulmate will say to them. It's silly, it's stupid, but it's fun, and no one takes it too seriously despite it actually being true for about half of the couples in the town, Rae's parents being one of them.

Transferring to an actual university after doing two years of online classes, Rae is not interested in drama. All she wants is to have fun, do well in school, and graduate as quickly as possible. But with a wild best friend, a cute boy sending love letters, and a ridiculous class project that means spending two weeks with the one person she can't stand, who also happens to be the guy who's very first words to her were what her supposed "soulmate" was supposed to say...well, drama is pretty much all she gets.