Chapter 63Rico’s POVSara laughed at something I said and I just kept smiling at her as I turned my focus between the road that was stretching ahead, trees flashing past the windows, and for a second I forget how to breathe properly.Somehow, I had landed the hottest girl on campus.That was what everyone called her. Long legs, that easy smile that made guys trip over their own feet in the hallway. And me? The nerd with the thick glasses and the backpack that always looked too heavy. I still do not know how the hell I ended up here, ring on her finger, driving towards her family place for the whole summer.She reaches over and squeezes my knee.“You are going to love it out there,” she says. “The games, the freedom. The air of the old life. It is different. Quieter. You can actually hear yourself think.”I nodded, still watching her more than the road.“Yeah? What kind of games?”“Everything. Cards at night. Swimming. And the picnic at the waterfall. We used to do that every summer.”
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