My crush let me go and their rival won

For years, Serena has chased Lucas, the boy who keeps her close without ever choosing her. When he agrees that she should flirt with rival quarterback Ethan, Serena expects humiliation—not the spark of something real. Ethan accepts her water, notices her, waits for her, and makes Serena question everything she once called love. Meanwhile, Lucas and Chloe’s closeness pushes Serena toward a painful awakening: maybe she was never special to him at all. Then, in class, Ethan sits beside her, thanks