Before We Were Us
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Dedication -"To the silence that screamed love."
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They met before the right time.
Before the right words.
Before they were brave enough to choose each other.
Set in college, Before We Were Us is a slow-burn romance woven through basketball courts, late nights, and emotions that linger unspoken.
It's a story about connection, timing, and the kind of love that doesn't disappear, even when it never fully begins.
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