The Boy I Hate

The Story

Samantha Smiles stares down the long road from Los Angeles to New York, trapped in a car with the man she has spent five years trying to forget. Tristan Montgomery, her best friend's older brother, sits beside her after her boyfriend abruptly backs out of the wedding trip. The two share a secret summer night that defined Samantha's first everything, a memory that now reignites mutual feelings during the drive. Torn between loyalty and the pull of their past, Samantha faces a difficult decision. She must choose between continuing to live to please others or finally choosing herself.