Section F: The Last Bench
Leni has always believed that dreams are built, not wished for. An aspiring inventor with an endless imagination, she spends more time designing machines than worrying about popularity. But when she enters Class 11's Section F, she finds herself sharing the last bench with the one person she never wanted to face.
Karin.
The wealthy gaming prodigy who never loses and her enemy.
The boy who believes Leni destroyed his sister Emily's life.
Haunted by his ex-girlfriend's betrayal and blinded by years of misunderstanding, Karin refuses to trust another girl. To him, Leni is nothing more than the reason his sister's smile disappeared. Every conversation becomes an argument. Every victory becomes another competition. They challenge each other at every turn, determined to prove who is better.
Yet life has a strange way of bringing enemies together.
Because of his grandfather, he needed to have a girlfriend. So he pretends to make Leni his girlfriend.
Whether it's school projects, competitions, unexpected failures, or moments when danger strikes, Karin is always there to protect Leni—even if he refuses to admit why. He supports her dreams from the shadows, celebrates her successes in silence, and hides every genuine feeling behind pride and anger.
Unknown to him, Emily has wished for only one thing all along...
...for Karin and Leni to stop fighting and discover the truth.
Caught in the middle is Richard—Karin's loud, irritating, endlessly loyal best friend. With his terrible jokes, perfectly timed interruptions, and surprising emotional wisdom, Richard refuses to let either of them destroy their own happiness. Sometimes he's the funniest person in the room. Sometimes he's the only one brave enough to tell them the truth.
But old wounds don't disappear so easily.
As long-buried secrets begin to surface, Karin's desire to avenge his sister collides with feelings he never wanted to have. Torn between love, guilt, and pride, he makes a decision that could shatter every bond they have.
In a story about dreams, forgiveness, friendship, and growing up, one question remains:
Can love survive years of misunderstanding... or are some hearts destined to remain strangers forever?
Book One ends with an engagement called off, a wedding interrupted, and Richard taking Leni away—leaving everyone wondering whether Karin and Leni were ever meant to be... or if their story has only just begun.