Phoenix_Marco

Florante Mendoza builds a wall and distances himself from the people around him. Larry, the witty, funny, big-mouth Larry crashes in head-first onto Florante's  walls and throws a party! 

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Party crasher, wall breaker, smile summoner boy falls head over heels with the sad boy. Sad boy holds back, looks back, runs back, hides back to the safety of his walls. Will they ever meet halfway?

The Summer I Fell In Love is a coming of age story that explores friendship, love and teenage alienation. Two boys  embark on an adventure to seek their rightful place in the world. As they traverse unfamiliar territories, both within themselves and the world around them, they must confront the challenges that will put the strength of their friendship to the test as they navigate through the twist and turns of adolescence.

The Summer I Fell In Love

The night after I dreamed about Larry and the crows I got a letter from him in my locker.

Last night, I stood by the cliff where I confess my love to you under the light of a million stars. But the stars did not shine the way they did that fateful night we screamed our heart out into the void.

Perhaps they think I'm a liar too.

Florante, do you know that the fundamental elements that make up our body are the same elements that make up the stars?

We're stars Florante...you and I. And no matter how far apart we may be, I just look at the sky above me and feel at ease that we're under the same sky...

I'll be looking at the stars tonight and hope you're out there somewhere doing the same.

I don't know what's more frightening to me, to love and lose Larry in the end or to have never loved him at all.

Chapter 35