Ryder Blackwell

Ryder is known for never repeating a girl.
He doesn't even usually ask for a name. It's a personal rule: one night, and it's over.
Nobody understands the reason for this rule. Some think it's ego, others that it's a fear of commitment.
At one of the parties at the four friends' mansion, he meets a girl.
They spend the night together, sharing an absurd connection, but when dawn breaks, she leaves before he wakes up.
Neither of them knows the other's name. They don't exchange Instagrams, phone numbers, nothing.
Ryder follows his own rule... or at least tries to convince himself that he did.

Except, in the following weeks, he realizes he keeps thinking about her.

And it starts to irritate him.

He finds himself searching for her face at other parties, discreetly watching the people entering the university, casually asking his friends if they "know a girl like that," without admitting why.

He never says he's looking for someone.

Because admitting that would be admitting that his rule failed.

Then comes the reunion.

The racetrack is packed.

Engines roaring.

Bleachers full.

Ryder went to watch the races because he loves speed... maybe he even competes in other categories, but at this moment, he's just observing.

The final heat ends.

The winning bike crosses the finish line far ahead of the other competitors.

Silence for an instant.

The rider slows down, stops in the pits, and takes off the helmet.

Hair falls over her shoulders.

He freezes.

"...No..."

It's her.

The girl from that party.

The only one who managed to take up space in his head after a single night.

She doesn't even notice he's there.

While everyone celebrates her victory, Ryder can only think one thing:

"So it was you..."