The Boy Across the Street

Some people come into your life so quietly, you don’t realize until later how much they’ve changed you.For Juliette, that person was Miles Carter–the boy who moved in across the street the summer before senior year. She was used to being the listener, the steady friend, the one who carried everyone else’s stories while never quite sharing her own. Riley needed her, Kira outshone her, Theo understood her–but Miles saw her.From the very first glance, he noticed things no one else ever did: the way she chewed her lip when she was thinking, how she always gravitated toward windows, how she listened like it cost her something. With him, Juliette began to wonder if she could be more than the person everyone leaned on–if she could take up space without apology.But Miles carried his own quiet weight. His sketchbooks held truths he couldn’t say out loud. His music felt like confession. And his heart–Both literally and figuratively–was more fragile than anyone knew.Their story was never about grand gestures or declarations. It was about moments. Glances. Silences that felt full. And when tragedy struck, juliette was left with the echo of a love she was never truly allowed to keep.The Boy Across The Street is a story about being seen, about loving someone you can’t hold onto, and about learning that sometimes the most life changing love isn’t the kind that stays–it’s the kind that teaches you how to finally see yourself.