For the Record

Mariana Caceres has always been the girl on the sidelines-watching, waiting, loving from a distance. In the sleepy coastal town of Old Port, where the rain never really stops, she's spent her life tangled in messy friendships, fleeting romances, and the constant battle of her own fragile body.

Facundo's always been her anchor, the reckless musician with a guitar in one hand and bad decisions in the other. But lately, even he feels like a fleeting thing-slipping through her fingers like the rain. Their friendship has always been a little chaotic, a little out of balance, but it's theirs. It's long nights spent on rooftops, shouting song lyrics into the storm. It's laughter that echoes through empty streets and promises whispered between sips of lemonade in the winter, and sips of hot chocolate in the summer. It's knowing that, if no one else will, they'll always have each other's backs.

But things are different now. Facundo is chasing something bigger than their small town, and for the first time, Mariana wonders if she'll be left behind. And she's not sure she can handle that-not when the weight of her own body, her own illness, already makes her feel like she's running out of time.

So she does what she's always done: she watches, she waits. But this time, she wonders if maybe it's time to stop standing on the sidelines. Maybe it's time to fight for something-before it slips away forever.

**Most of these characters are based off of characters from Go! Live Your Way**