SOUTHBOUND

Milan Carter never planned on falling for a girl she'd never met.

For almost a year, she and Kori Matthews were nothing more than Instagram mutuals-liking stories, reacting to posts, and quietly existing in each other's orbit.

Then one message changed everything.

What started as harmless flirting turned into late-night conversations, endless FaceTimes, and a connection neither of them knew how to define. Somewhere between the good mornings and good nights, Houston stopped being just a city. It became a destination.

A countdown.

A possibility.

Three weeks before the trip, everything felt certain.

Months later, Milan is still carrying questions she never got answers to and feelings she never got the chance to let go of.

What questions does she have? and what will the answers be?