I'm fifteen, and the first time you meet me, I'm not planning my future or thinking about college. I'm climbing a tree, reaching for my little brother's kite stuck in the branches. That's me, always moving, always laughing too loud, always hiding what I don't want people to see.

Then I meet Decker Pasaribu. He is older, calmer, the soccer player everyone knows. He's supposed to be out of reach, yet somehow our lives cross. With him, I feel noticed. With him, I believe love might make me whole.

Love does not fix everything. When he disappears, no calls, no texts. I feel like the kite string slips from my hands, leaving me standing there, empty.

Cartwheels & Heartbreaks is my story about first love, old wounds, and learning how to stand on my own two feet. Sometimes the girl who laughs the loudest and the boy who walks away are both just trying to heal.