Optimistic
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Evelyn never expected her senior year to begin with a car crash and a mystery. Recovering from the wreck, she's determined to move forward-until Lucas, the school's golden boy with a shattered heart, ropes her into a plan that's as ridiculous as it is desperate: fake-date him to win back his ex, Sarina.
Evelyn agrees-after all, what could go wrong? But as the line between fake and real begins to blur, and Sarina starts to show signs of jealousy, Evelyn and Lucas find themselves caught in a web of feelings they never saw coming.
All the while, the question lingers: who pulled Evelyn from the wreckage that night? What was Sarina hiding from Lucas? Why is Thomas acting weird? The answer will change everything.
Optimistic is a heart-tugging, second chance, and unexpected healing. sometimes heartbreaking story about love in all its messy forms, the masks we wear, and the moments that shape us forever.
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