Friend for Keeps

A life of Stephen who grew up in Back Bay-Beacon Hill,Boston US with his family. The mom(Mrs.Hellen)is a chemistry teacher at Lexington High School, the father( Mr. Mason) is a senior software engineer at Akamai Technologies, Cambridge MA, and yet Stephen had a troubled childhood. Having a father who spent less than half of his time with the family.He's withdrawn and doesn't prefer expressing himself thinking people would judge him for who he is. He feels that people just see the outer part of him and they don't bother to get know the real him. He puts the best in his studies at Fenway High School. He gets to know Ria Anderson, a quiet girl who he sees in his favourite coffee shop whom he thinks is awkward. Mistakenly liking her social media page evokes a continuous conversation that leads to be attached to Stephen, realizing he never opened up more of himself than expected, especially around her and she tries to make Stephen comfortable around her. Scared of what it might lead to, Stephen decides to go overseas to further his education and protect his heart from the pain he once suffered. Ria scared to admit her feelings to Stephen only to realize she's late when Stephen's mom notifies her that Stephen left and wasn't sure when he would be back But fate has a unexpected way of placing people whose destiny are intertwined.