Anyarose16
She had only gone out for an ordinary evening-
a quiet café visit, laughter with friends, nothing more.
On her way back, distracted and tired, she never expected to become part of someone else's turning point.
A moment too late.
A truck speeding past.
And a boy-barely sixteen-standing in its path.
She reacted without thinking, pulling him back just in time.
Saving him from what could have been the end.
He crashed into her, breathless and furious, anger spilling from his lips-until her voice cut through it. Calm. Sharp. Unafraid. When she asked if he was hurt, if he needed help, something inside him stilled.
She didn't stay long.
To her, it was nothing more than a strange encounter-
a brief interruption before she walked away and returned to her life.
But for him, it was everything.
The way she looked at him.
The way she spoke.
The way she left without looking back.
From that moment on, she became a thought he couldn't shake-
a presence that lingered long after she was gone.
And while she moved forward, unaware,
he stayed behind-
caught in the moment she saved him,
and in the girl he could no longer forget.