Forgetting Demetri

"The past few years in high school I’d fallen constantly in and out of love. It was tiring, and there were moments that I wish didn’t happen. Despite this, I don’t regret what I went through in high school because I feel like it helped me become the person I am today. 5 years ago, my life changed. I don’t think I was expecting it, and neither was he. It all just sort of fell into place one fateful day, much like the moon places itself in the perfect position to block the sun out. I guess, in a way, it was beautiful but painful at the same time. Demetri hid me in his darkness for 5 years, and as suffocating and painful as it was, it was comfortable and enchanting.  This isn’t a love story. This isn’t a story about love either. It’s about the way sometimes things might look like they will work out, but the universe has a funny little way of fucking things up. This is about deceit, cruelty and the ambiguity of an adolescent life. This is true life."

Vanessa has finally finished high school, and is determined to set out and create a new life in college. But as she leaves, she realises there is still unfinished business with her ex-boyfriend, Demetri Hardy. Demetri is keen to open up old wounds and possibly ruin Vanessa's plans. However, Vanessa currently has a boyfriend, Harry, who has shown her that not all guys are assholes and second chances are worth it. But was Demetri still the asshole he was 5 years ago? Has he really changed? Did he deserve another chance after the countless ones she gave him 5 years ago? Was he worth it? Vanessa attempts to find the truth and untangle herself from the mess she uknowingly made with the help of her best friend Aria without losing Harry.