Metanoia
(n.) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or way of life
Rylee, a typical eighteen-year-old girl, was riding the bus back home from the library. There she meets Ethan. Their relationship is going great, but Rylee has an obstacle slowing her and Ethan's relationship from developing. Is Rylee going to be able to overcome it for the sake of her love, or is this going to be the reason for their downfall?
"Hey, I don't think we met properly yesterday, so I'm going to introduce myself again." He holds out his hand. "I'm Ethan, what's your name stranger that I definitely didn't meet on the bus yesterday?"
I softly chuckled, and shook his hands, "I'm Rylee nice to meet you stranger that I totally didn't meet yesterday."
"You know yesterday when I said that hopefully we would meet soon I didn't expect it to be this soon," he teased, making heat rise to my cheeks.
"I don't know what you're talking about I've never seen you before," I joke
He rubs his chin with his hands, "You know what I think you're right. I definitely got you mixed up with someone else."
In the final year of high school, everything is supposed to make sense; your friends, your future, your place in the world. But for one girl, everything begins to unravel just when it should all be coming together.
After a sudden breakup and growing distance from her friend group, she's forced to navigate heartbreak, pressure, and the kind of loneliness that no one sees from the outside. As she drifts further from who she used to be, she starts making choices that challenge her values and test the limits of her identity. But healing comes slowly-in quiet moments, new friendships, and unexpected clarity.
Told with honesty, heart, and the soft ache of growing up, this is a story about falling apart and finding your way back. It's about the people who leave, the ones who stay, and the version of yourself that you fight to become.