An Untold Summer Rain (Campus Journ #1)

CAMPUS JOURNALISM SERIES #1

Celaena Velasco has always loved the rain---the way it softens the world, the quiet comfort it brings, and the kind of detail she always chases for a features lead. As Atenews' Feature writer, she's used to looking for meaning in fleeting moments, finding stories tucked between the lines no one else notices.

And Clyde Montejo, Atenews' reserved yet insightful Column writer, has always been one of those untold stories for her. Since their freshman year, she's kept her admiration quiet---the way his words strike like headlines, the way his silences carry more weight than most published opinions.

Admiration feels safe when it stays hidden in the margins of drafts and unprinted pages. But it also feels different when the rain pulls them closer.

By the time summer comes, their closeness has already been written---built on late-night talks after coverage, quiet rides that feel like unsent drafts, and countless moments that never needed bylines. The rain becomes their silent language, their shared headline, the detail that turns every ordinary day into something worth remembering.

But in the quiet of that summer, the story they've been writing together begins to change its lead. Some lines blur, some paragraphs get crossed out, and Celaena learns that even the strongest narratives can falter. Even the rain she loves can turn heavy.

Because not every draft becomes a feature.

Not every summer follows the lead they've written.

And some feelings---no matter how strong---never reach the final print.