Dati, hindi naman pinapansin ni Jake ang tahimik at medyo awkward na babaeng nakaupo sa likod ng klase-hanggang sa isang araw, biglang nagbago ang lahat. Paglipas ng mga taon, hindi na siya ang wallflower na binalewala lang ni Jake noon. Ngayon, may lakas ng loob sa sarili, maganda, at talagang hindi mo malilimutan. Habang pilit na inuunawa ni Jake ang biglaang hatak na nararamdaman niya para sa babae, napipilitan din siyang harapin ang mga pagkakamali niya sa nakaraan-at ang takot na baka huli na ang lahat.

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Self-proclaimed weirdo April Hale and the notorious troublemaker Ryder Black have been living side by side for more than ten years. Both never attempted to communicate with each other, but on the night Ryder Black is thrown out by his own father, he asks her a question that might change both of their lives: "March, will you let me stay in your room?" He even got her name wrong. - A coming of age story about loss, the wonders of falling in love, and ultimately, pretending to be normal. Get inside April's distorted and yet humorous perspective, and watch as her tale unfolds into a shocking finish. COVER BY @RIVIIX

A (not-so) hopeless romantic writer. A weird (not-so-much of a) stranger. A lot of (denying) feelings in between. A (continuation of the online) connection that ends on 11 / 23.