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Lottie and Nat never really talked in school, nothing beyond polite exchanges during soccer practice.
Lottie seems untouchable, polite, popular, and beautiful. But beneath the perfection she was raised to hide every crack, taught that love is conditional and appearances are everything.
Nat, on the other hand, knows all too well what it’s like to be surrounded by ugliness. Her childhood was a mess of shouting matches and slammed doors. She’s sharp, sarcastic, and more fragile than she lets on.
With no big vacation plans or social calendars, Natalie spends her days smoking, cleaning swimming pools, and trying not to think too much about the future she doesn’t believe she has. Lottie stays in town, left alone once again.
Over shared cigarettes, late-night drives, and comfort afternoons that feel like forever, they accidentally fall into something that feels too big, too beautiful, and far too temporary.