When The Lilacs Wilted

A young woman, consumed by first love, pursues a long-distance relationship with a boy still tethered to the ghost of his childhood best friend. As the seasons change, so does he-kind, then cold, present, then distant. Through lonely months and dawn car rides, she tries to grasp what love means when she is always second to a memory. When he finally opens his eyes to her pain, it seems too late. And just when she thinks they've survived it, she uncovers the final betrayal: he's been imagining her through other women's bodies.

This is a story of delusion, longing, and the aching realization that some people love the idea of you more than you.