The Boy I Hate

The Story

Samantha Smiles finds herself trapped in a car with the one man she has spent five years trying to erase from her memory. Her boyfriend abruptly cancels plans for her best friend’s wedding, forcing her to drive from Los Angeles to New York alongside Tristan Montgomery. He is her best friend’s older brother, the man who holds the memory of a single secret summer night when she gave him all her firsts. As they share the long journey, old emotions resurface, creating a conflict between her loyalty to her friend and the mutual feelings that have reignited between them. Samantha must decide whether to continue living for the expectations of others or finally prioritize her own desires. The road trip becomes a test of her resolve as she navigates the dangerous proximity of the man who once owned her past.