Levi's POV:
Jenessa was back, looking different and, dare I say, more beautiful without her glasses and in a new wardrobe.
"Jen is so cool. I like having her around. Why did you stop being friends?" Connor asked as he passed me the ball.
"We just drifted apart in middle school," I shrugged, considering it just a memory.
Connor raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Drifted apart? You two were inseparable in elementary school! Remember those long swing set marathons at recess?"
I chuckled, recalling those endless summer days.
“Yeah, we were like two peas in a pod, but middle school changed things. People change, you know?”
His expression softened, nostalgia clouding his eyes. "Still, it's great to see her again. She seems really... alive, I guess? Like she found herself."
I nodded. “She do
