The Distance Between Then and Now
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It was never supposed to be this way...
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"Best friends?" Ellie asked, while holding her pinky finger out towards him.
"Forever." Carson swore as he interlinked his finger with hers.
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Before braces, before high school, before popularity, it was just Ellie and Carson. Their moms used to say that they were never more than 5 feet apart. If you saw one, then the other was not too far behind. Carson was her best friend, protector, and first love.
Now in their junior year of college, and forced to be lab partners after years of not speaking. Ellie has to look back on where it all went wrong. While Carson sits just a few feet away from her, it's as though they're miles apart. Like a pair of strangers.
Shy, introverted, book-loving Ellie Hizon wonders if this is her chance to reignite the friendship that was supposed to last "forever" with Mr. Popular, outgoing, captain of the hockey team Carson Warren.
Can they figure out how to bridge the distance between then and now? Or is it too late to begin again?
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