Lena had always been the quiet, reserved one in her group of friends. She preferred the company of books and nature to the bustling social scene of high school. But everything changed when she met him—Alex, the new kid who had just transferred from a different state.

Alex was everything Lena wasn't: confident, charismatic, and seemingly unbothered by the chaos around him. From the moment he walked into their shared history class, Lena found herself unable to look away. She couldn't explain why, but there was something about him that captivated her.

As days turned into weeks, Lena found herself daydreaming more and more about Alex. She would catch glimpses of him in the hallway, and her heart would race. She started to dress differently, trying to emulate the style she saw him wearing. She even began to speak up in class, something she had...