by KarasKen
In the small town of Oakwood, there's an old oak tree at the top of Oak Hill where lovers hang engraved padlocks as a promise of forever. Summer, an ordinary girl who fades into the background, secretly hangs a lock bearing her name and that of Ethan, the golden boy and star of the basketball team. When a classmate posts a photo of the lock in the group chat, Ethan casually dismisses it with a laugh. Later, he offers Summer a ride under the shade of the sycamore trees, and she feels like she's floating. But she soon learns it was all a bet: his friends wagered a signed basketball that he couldn't last two weeks with the quiet, unremarkable girl. On the day they part, the rain pours down. Summer doesn't cry; she climbs Oak Hill, unclips the lock, and throws it into the woods. What she doesn't know is that Ethan spent the whole night searching for it in the storm. A tale of first love, betrayal, and a heartbreak that lingers in the rain.
