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New school. New city. New everything.
Leaving your hometown was never part of the plan-it was a last resort, a quiet surrender to circumstances that gave you no other choice. You'd grown up on the fringes, the outcast in nearly every room, learning early that people weren't your scene and solitude was safer than disappointment. So you arrived carrying that instinct with you, determined to keep your head down, your walls up, and your world small.
Then your roommate dropped the bombshell: she was a people person. Loud laughter, open doors, spontaneous plans-the kind of energy you'd always sidestepped. You braced yourself for chaos, for intrusion. Instead, against your better judgment, something unexpected happened. Your carefully drawn boundaries began to blur, and your horizon widened in ways you hadn't prepared for. No matter how hard you tried to stay invisible, this new life had a way of pulling you forward-toward connection, toward change, toward a version of yourself you weren't sure you were ready to meet.