21 - 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨

"i'm not asking you to forgive me; i'm asking you to believe that i'm trying to be better."

millie thought she had moved on. stable boyfriend, predictable life, everything she thought she wanted after lando norris broke her heart and left her picking up the pieces. but nothing about moving on prepared her for the moment he called, his voice cracking over the line, asking her to come see him.

what was supposed to be closure turns into something messier-a road trip down memory lane filled
passive-aggressive playlists, broken-down cars, and the kind of confessions that leave scars.

lando is trying to prove he's changed, but millie knows better than to trust the boy who made her feel like second place. yet, as "21" plays on repeat and old wounds reopen, she starts to wonder if maybe, just maybe, some love stories are worth rewriting.

"you treat me like i'm some broken car you need to fix," lando said, his voice raw.
"maybe because you never let me be anything else," i whispered back.