25 ways you saw me
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"25 ways you saw me" by Djouldé
Some love stories don't begin with love. They begin with survival.
Ayanna doesn't trust easily - not people, not peace, and definitely not love. With a past full of silence, screaming, and the kind of pain no one talks about, she's mastered the art of staying invisible. But everything shifts when Kai - her brother's friend with kind eyes and a quiet soul - starts to see her.
He sees the way she holds herself together. He hears what she's not saying. And the scariest part? He stays.
As the world around them gets louder, Ayanna and Kai find moments of stillness - on swing sets at sunset, in passing glances, and in the spaces between words. But when love begins to grow in the cracks of their friendship, Ayanna must decide if she's willing to let someone all the way in... or keep protecting her heart the only way she knows how.
"25 ways you saw me" is a slow-burn, emotionally layered story about first love, unspoken pain, healing, and the quiet kind of romance that feels like coming home.
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ABUSE, depression
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