Set fire to the past

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"Damn," he said, more impressed than hurt. "That was savage. You may not realise it yet, but you are just as bad as me."
"I am nothing like you!" I hissed.
Romeo leaned into my ear and whispered: "You are the mean girl to my bad boy."
[...]
"I know you haven't seen me since I was a kid, but you'll find out I'm all man now." he said, winking.

Velia, a people pleaser who likes books and peace, is only 11 years old when she meets her new classmate Romeo, an older boy who likes chaos and rude jokes: their personalities instantly clash, and they quickly become childhood enemies.
After years apart, during which she deals with heartbreak, mourning and family disputes about inheritance, Velia wants nothing more than to go back to when Romeo was her biggest problem-But when they meet again, they'll both have to find out how different they became from when they were kids.