I Finally Said Yes, But He Said No

The SATs were over when someone found a love letter Stephen Hayes had written to me.

Everyone started chanting, asking if I'd say yes.

Young and shy, I was too embarrassed to admit it, missing the dejection in his eyes.

Years later, he used me as inspiration for a coming-of-age movie that swept the film awards.

When reporters asked if he regretted not being more proactive back then, Stephen Hayes wept on camera, hoping to find me through the media.

Suddenly, the whole city was buzzing.

But by then, I was no longer able to respond…

Reborn, back to that summer when I was eighteen.