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Almost Us

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Juliette feels everything a little too deeply. Books are her escape, not for the stories, but for the feeling of disappearing into someone else's skin. She's twenty-one, caught in a haze of confusion and the quiet ache of wanting more from life but not knowing what more even looks like.

Then there's Noah.

A quiet classmate from her psychology lectures. Gentle, emotionally intelligent, and somehow always present without demanding space. Their connection begins in the stillness... A train ride, a shared silence, the safety of being seen without having to explain.

But timing is cruel. And sometimes love doesn't arrive to stay, it arrives to show you who you are.

'almost us' is a slow-burning, heart-aching story about emotional intimacy, growing pains, and the kind of love that teaches you something even as it slips through your fingers.All Rights Reserved

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