Kendi: Drama, Love, Checkmates Future on the board. Chaos in her head. And one move from total disaster.: 1

I had a plan.Love definitely wasn't part of it. Not at sixteen. And certainly not with strict parents.But feelings are pretty good at ruining plans.Alex-my best friend, maybe more, maybe not-crosses a line nobody talks about.The next day, he's gone.And I miss him more than I'd like to admit out loud.While I'm still trying to make sense of that, the boy from the bus stop shows up-and suddenly everything gets messier.He's charming. Easy to like. Dangerous in a completely different way.Kate, the voice in my head, calls it "perfect timing."I call it a disaster waiting to happen.Because this is the kind of chaos where someone always gets hurt.And I'm about to make it worse. "This book felt like a Kenyan To All the Boys I've Loved Before, but with more gritty elements." - Reader ReviewExcerpt from Kendi: Chaos Was Always Inevitable"Hey, Kendi, what do you want to be when you grow up?"That question? Total trigger.Cue the rebellion. Tomboy mode activated.Kate: "Step one? Pick a sport with peak boy proximity and pretend it's all about team spirit."Football?Kate:"Nah. Ninety minutes of sweaty chaos and one ball to share? I'm good, thanks."Boxing?Kate: "Hard pass. Getting your brains rattled doesn't scream 'fun.' And let's be honest, you'd still be stuck on Team Girl."Chess?Kate: "Perfect. Sneaky eye contact across the board-check. Flirting without breaking a sweat-double check.""I want to be a chess grandmaster, Auntie," I answered.