The Meaning of Forever

Jackson is fed up, and has been since he was twelve years old. Fed up with the world, with his hometown resenting him, with his toxic family. He's fed up with his life and wants so badly to change it, but every day he's forced to feel more and more stuck in his situation. Stuck being angry, alone, and never feeling the way he should. He's given up on a way out. He's given up on being more than he has been.

But, then Harley Mitchell moves into town. An orphan living with her adoptive sister figure Natalie. She's happy, she's excited, she's new. She's got weird scars and a sadness in her eyes only he can see, yet she's so bright. Jackson can't decide how he feels about her. Everybody else in their town resents her. But, they resent him, too.

Harley is used to being somewhat ostracized. She's an orphan with no blood family. She's been through a lot thanks to the foster care system. But she insists on going through it all with a smile on her face.

Which Jackson can't stand.

However, as their final year before adulthood goes by, they find themselves gravitating towards each other, learning each other's stories, and changing each other's lives.