Us Against Everything

Ricky and Rhea have been best friends since they were kids-the kind of bond that never breaks, no matter how life changes around them. Everyone saw it. The way they moved together, the way they defended each other, the way no one else ever measured up. They were each other's peace, safe place, and everything in between.
Junior year? Everything shifted.
They stopped pretending it was just friendship and finally gave in to what had always been there-real, raw, undeniable love. The kind that only happens once. The kind you feel in your bones.
The kind that should've been forever.
But life had other plans.
With his dad struggling and bills stacking up, Ricky stepped into the streets to help. Fast cash. Dangerous choices. Secrets he couldn't keep from Rhea for long. He thought he could handle it-juggle the weight of the world and still hold on to her. But the deeper he got, the more everything started to fall apart.
By senior year, the streets had their grip on him... and when Ricky was arrested, their entire world shattered.
This is the beginning of their story. Before the heartbreak. Before the prison walls. Before the years of silence and longing.
This is how best friends fell in love, lost everything, and held on through the storm.
A story of loyalty, survival, and true love in its rawest form.
Can a bond this deep survive what's coming-or was it always meant to break?