Never believe the rumors.
SAMUEL
I’ve always wanted to leave Red Creek, go to college, and live somewhere I wouldn’t be judged for simply being myself.
But then I met Benji on my first day at the farm, and everything changed.
Benji wasn’t the kind of guy I was supposed to hang around with.
At least, that’s what everyone kept telling me.
He had a reputation, a bad attitude, and a chip on his shoulder big enough for the whole town.
Yet, every time I ran into him, I didn’t see a thug.
I saw someone who stood up for himself and the people he cared about.
And even though I should’ve known better, I wanted to become one of those people.
BENJI
I didn’t have anything against Samuel when we first met.
He kept his head down and did what he was told.
Why should I have cared what people whispered when most of them were full of shit anyway? But once he started talking about college, and I found out he lived in his own apartment—paid for by his parents—I saw red.
Was this job on the farm just a cute story he would laugh about with his future professors? I wanted to hate him for turning my reality into a joke.
And I almost did.
I even planned a prank.
But the second I set it into motion, I realized I was wrong—and that I was about to hurt the only person who had ever truly seen me for who I was.
