When summer ends

When Summer Ends

by Anthony.Jr



After two years away at college, Maya Jensen returns to her sleepy hometown of Maplewood for a quiet summer. But everything changes when she sees Liam Carter—the childhood best friend who vanished without a word four years ago—standing on the porch across the street.



Liam’s sudden reappearance stirs up more than just old memories. With secrets in his past and guilt weighing heavy on his heart, Liam is a different person from the boy Maya once knew. As the two reconnect under starry skies and quiet walks through the town they both thought they'd outgrown, Maya finds herself questioning what it means to forgive—and whether the heart can truly forget.