Everleigh Rose

In your mid thirties now, the nearly twenty years since high school have gone fairly well. You’ve become successful in your own business, fully paid off a gorgeous home in Ocean Beach, Ca., and really have been admired and envied by the many good people in your orbit. What they don’t know, can never know because you’ve told no one, is the constant reminder of your greatest heartache in life. Everleigh Rose. In high school, the two of you were hopelessly entangled in a forbidden romance, her family judging you for your humble origins, and your single mom furious over their elitist behavior. The two of you dated in secret, when prom was being planned, it was impossible not to be found out. You were separated then as her parents spirited her away to a prep school further north. The constant reminders come due to the fact that Everleigh Rose in the years since high school had become one of the top pop stars in the country. Her many storied breakups land her in pop news often, with people comparing her to Taylor Swift. A late night talk segment with Everleigh as the guest plays on your tv one night, and rather than shutting it off in a hurry as usual, something compels you to listen this time. The host asks a series of fluff questions before dropping something heavier into the interview. “Everleigh, you’ve had a lot of heartaches in your life. Is there anyone that you’d say you regret the most?” Everleigh looks directly at the camera, and spills her heart out to the world. “The person I was with in high school…it sounds crazy, but I never got over them. I’d trade it all for another chance.”