Something About Him • David Pastrnak

Ophelia Ortega relied heavily on being independent. With an absent mother and a father she staunchly refused to speak to, or about, she had grown accustomed to being self sufficient. With this often came an avoidance of new relationships, but she always told her self it was okay because she kept herself busy with her work. And besides, she lived with her cousin Penelope who had been her best friend since they were children, along with Penelope's daughter. However Ophelia's walls may begin to come down gradually when she is introduced to a young man with a warm smile and the incessant ability to make her laugh. His name was David Pastrnak. The two form a friendship that for the first time in years, leads Ophelia to have feelings for a man. But will their differences and struggles end up driving them apart? Or will the struggles they face strengthen their relationship? All Ophelia knew at the time was that something about him was different.