Josie first met Eli when she was five years old, the day they'd formed a secret alliance with their table mates, Rosa and Pruitt. For ten years, the four of them were thick as thieves, believing nothing could come between them. Life, however, had other plans.

When Josie moved away, right on the cusp of freshmen year, the four tried to adapt. But with the bustle of high school lessons, sports, and drama keeping them busy, the chats began to shorten in time. The calls grew less frequent. The letters ceased. And the friendship faded.

The ten years that followed were hard. It was a quiet life, lonely at times, but Josie was comfortable with her art, and her pig. Until the day her agent convinced her to re-open her socials for the sake of her brand. And a ghost from her past reappeared, right there on the other side of the screen.

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Elijah was restless. He had everything he wanted – and yet, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. Until the day a ‘Suggested Friend’ notification appeared, and right when he started to scroll past as usual, he paused and he stared at the name presented there. Josette Fisher. She’d been one of his best friends once upon a time, before she’d disappeared into the wind.

Having little to no information and countless questions still needing answered, Elijah wasted no time. He bypassed the follow and went straight to messenger. He couldn’t risk her vanishing a second time – even if it meant he was going in blind.