Unfocused

Ellis Moreno has always found solace in seeing the world through the lens of a camera. Behind it, things are uncomplicated—moments are easy to frame, emotions are easy to understand, and the chaos of high school is replaced with quiet snapshots of time. But junior year at Redford High School is about to complicate things for Ellis. When a new girl enters his guitar class, Monica Silver, Ellis finds himself immediately drawn to her kind spirit, creativity, and ability to understand him. Ellis discovers a whole new world as his relationship with Monica progresses. A world that might finally bring him out from behind the camera. There is just one issue. Maya Bennett has been waiting for Ellis to notice her for years. Ellis promised Maya when they were younger to always be there for her, to protect her. Maya had always believed that their relationship would be something more. And now, as Ellis is getting to know Monica Silver, Maya is seeing the future slip away before her eyes. ​​​​​​​As friendships begin to crack and feelings are impossible to deny, Ellis is left torn between his past commitment and a future that never was. As the fall festival approaches at his school—and two invitations that could alter everything forever—Ellis is left with something he has always sought to avoid: Some moments cannot be photographed through a lens. Some moments require stepping into the scene.