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Book One
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One town.
One last summer.
They made promises by the creek, but senior year has other plans.
Best friends.
Broken hearts.
One last chance to say what matters.
Senior year is the season of almosts-
first loves, last nights,
and the end of everything they thought would last forever.
In 2014, Anchorhead Bay was a sleepy coastal town where Livvie Hollis hid her feelings behind sarcasm, spiral notebooks, and Friday movie nights with her best friend, Ash Vale-the quiet storm with grease on his hands and the weight of the world on his shoulders. He was the kind of boy who rebuilt engines to avoid rebuilding himself, and he still saw her as the girl across the creek.
They grew up by the water, making pacts under the stars and promises they were too young to keep. It's where Liv met Siverra-Ash's punk, ride-or-die sister-and Kit Fel, the lovable chaos-maker always with a joke, a surfboard that's seen better days, and a beat-up '76 VW named Betsy. Kit was the kind of boy who could pull laughter out of anyone, the storm and the calm all at once-the glue that kept them all afloat.
But now senior year has arrived. Ash is thinking about enlisting, and Elara Crane-his childhood crush-has returned to town, stirring up everything Livvie's tried to keep buried.
Tides shift and lifelong friendships are tested. Some hearts drift, even when they start at the same shore.
Livvie soon learns that growing up means learning to let go-because real life doesn't wait for rewrites.
Salma Almahira tak pernah menyangka hidupnya akan berubah dalam semalam. Demi membalas budi keluarga Ryanantara yang telah membesarkannya, ia rela menjadi pengantin pengganti untuk Jason--sahabat sekaligus lelaki yang diam-diam ia cintai. Namun, pernikahan itu justru membuatnya dihina, dicaci, dan dianggap sebagai wanita yang memanfaatkan keadaan.
Empat tahun ia bertahan dalam rumah tangga tanpa cinta, hingga saat kekasih Jason bangun dari koma. Jason tanpa ragu meninggalkannya, bahkan ketika Salma telah memberinya seorang putra dan tengah mengandung anak kedua. Salma pun memilih pergi, menghilang tanpa jejak, membesarkan anak-anaknya seorang diri.
Dua belas tahun kemudian, takdir mempertemukan mereka kembali. Jason bertemu dengan putranya dalam keadaan genting--dan untuk pertama kalinya merasakan penyesalan yang begitu dalam. Kini, Jason menginginkan keluarga yang dulu ia abaikan. Tapi, apakah Salma mau membuka kembali pintu hatinya, setelah luka yang ditorehkan begitu dalam?