The Echoes We Left Behind #844263

Returning to Evergreen wasn’t part of the plan. But when life throws you back into the place where your heart was broken, you can either run or face the past that still haunts you. I never thought I’d come back to this sleepy town, with its familiar streets and ghosts of who I used to be. But here I am, sorting through my mother’s belongings and trying to make sense of a life she left behind—a life she hoped I’d reconcile with my own. And then there’s Jake, the boy who was once my everything and now stands as a reminder of the love we shattered and the dreams we buried. Five years apart didn’t erase the pain, but it didn’t erase the love either. Now we’re both back in the same small town, staring at each other across the wreckage of our past, wondering if we can rebuild what we lost or if we’re just fooling ourselves. They say time heals all wounds, but what if it just deepens them? What if the echoes of what we left behind are too loud to ignore? I’m not sure if we’re here to fix things or to finally say goodbye, but one thing’s for sure: the heart never forgets. And mine is still beating for him, whether I’m ready to admit it or not. So, here I am, standing at the crossroads of who I was and who I want to be, wondering if love really does deserve a second chance or if we’re just setting ourselves up for another heartbreak. Let’s see where this goes, shall we?