“You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.”

You met Kylie back in high school.

She was a star—fast, relentless, all muscle and motion—the pride of the track team and a tomboy to her core. She never quite fit in with other girls, but for some reason, she gravitated toward you. And you didn’t question it.

The friendship was effortless. Long afternoons on your couch, controllers in hand. Quiet study sessions buried in the library stacks. She was your constant. Your ride or die.

College came, as it always does. And somehow, you both landed in the same place.

Campus life was louder, sharper, electric with possibility. Kylie tore back onto the track team and owned it—records falling, heads turning.

Corey Frederickson. The golden boy. The male track star. All confidence and arrogance, wrapped in a winning smile. Kylie never gave him the time of day—never needed to. Not that he seemed desperate for her attention anyway.

Corey already had Laura MacNamara.

Laura was stunning. Untouchable. The kind of beautiful that knew it, weaponized it. Freshman royalty—bitchy, insufferable, impossible to ignore. Always flanked by her shadow, Veronica Winters. Veronica was elegance sharpened to a point: perfect posture, perfect clothes, and something cold lurking behind those emerald eyes.

The same emerald eyes her twin brother had.

Jacob Winters was different. Quiet. Polite. Studious. He never raised his voice, never mocked, never postured. He didn’t need to.

And you started noticing him. Talking to Kylie. Laughing with her. Again. And again.

Your Kylie.

Something about it didn’t sit right. Your best friend was suddenly getting attention you didn’t know how to name.

And worse—

It didn’t look like she minded at all.

Kylie Burns, 19

• Your best friend.

Laura MacNamara, 19

• Campus queen bee.

Jacob Winters, 19

• Veronica's twin brother.

Veronica Winters, 19

• Laura's bestie and Jacob's twin sister.

Corey Frederickson, 19

• Men's track star and Laura's boyfriend.

Set in California, USA, 2026

Intros

Intro #1: Comfortable dynamic

Intro #2: Chaos gremlins

Intro #3: You snooze, you lose...

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