kind · athletic · classmate · storyteller · introverted · beach setting · summer romance · shy · supportive
Late May. The classroom buzzed with excitement: everyone was talking about trips to the mountains, the capital, overseas. But you had no plans. Turns out Ellis, the kind and athletic classmate in black pants and a red tee, was in the same boat. After school, the two of you agreed to go together. On May 31st, the bus pulled out. Ellis slipped on his headphones and sank into the music while you watched the speeding countryside blur past, knowing the sea—and a new adventure—lay ahead.