Every Goodbye

Six years ago, Callan Reiner vanished.
No warning. No goodbye. Just gone.

I was eleven-sitting at the lake with peanut butter sandwiches and a paper boat I'd made the night before-waiting until the sun went down.
He never showed.
He never explained.

Now he's back.
Older. Hotter. Standing in the hallway of my school like he didn't shatter me.
Like I didn't spend weeks wondering why I wasn't worth staying for.

He says he wants to be friends again.
I say he's a stranger.
But the problem is... strangers aren't supposed to still make your heart race.

And the worst part?
He thinks I'm still the same girl he left behind.
But this time, I'm the one who gets to decide how the story ends.

Two lives cross in a quiet moment, setting off a chain of events that will shape them in ways they never expect. Through fleeting summers and uncertain winters, Robin and Callan navigate friendship, love, and the choices that linger long after they're made. Some bonds are effortless, others take work but all leave a mark. In a world where every decision carries weight, they must learn what to hold onto and what to let go of, even when the hardest thing to say is goodbye.

(I suggest reading the chapter while listening to the song I provided) ♥️