Almost Missed Our Shot

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ivy Preston made a list of everyone who said goodbye when she left for summer music camp.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Her best friend-and next-door neighbor-Aiden Pedersen?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Not on it.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>So she left. And didn't look back.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Aiden didn't mean to hurt her.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> He thought they were fine.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ivy had always been the easy part of his life-cheering him on making space never asking for much.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But while Ivy's rediscovering her worth through music camp chaos-including disco night and a horse named Ludwig-Aiden's still stuck in routines drills... and silence.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Then he sees her summer through Insta stories he's not tagged in and texts he's not part of-and it hits him:</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He might've already lost her.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Ivy gets back she's open to fixing things-until she finds out Aiden forgot to tell her his mom is having twins.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's known for two months.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Maybe she's done waiting around for someone who doesn't think she matters enough to tell.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Now Aiden has a choice:</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Fix it. Or miss his shot-for real this time.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Slow-burn YA romance with best-friends-to-more vibes</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Heart humor and emotionally satisfying awkwardness</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Basketball music camp chaos and ensemble cast hijinks</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Strong female friendships & self-worth arcs </span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ivy Preston</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>: Emotional observer. Weed warrior. Kazoo cult founder. On a mission to stop existing on the sidelines.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Aiden Pedersen</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>: Basketball phenom. Emotional rookie. He thought he was doing enough. Now he's learning to show up-even when it's hard even when it's messy.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This is a story about quiet heartbreaks first crushes and the kind of friendships that hurt just enough to make you grow. </strong></p>