Chasing Her Through My Lens

Cassandra Serene Sanchez has always lived in a world where feelings are measured rather than felt. Born into a family of surgeons and engineers, she grew up in a home where love was measured, cold, and often painful. Amid expectations and silent pressures writing became her escape. Journalism was her small rebellion against the medical path her parents had planned. Words were her sanctuary the only place life made sense.

Then sports writing happened. Basketball rules made her head spin. Stats blurred her vision. She longed for the freedom of editorial pieces. But as frustrating as it was Cassandra slowly learned something surprising. Sports were not just games. They were stories. Human stories. Stories of determination triumph and heart.

And then came volleyball. Ashia Matteo Cortez the ace player who threw Cassandra's orderly world into chaos. Spirited unpredictable and completely captivating. As Cassandra chronicled matches and captured moments she realized love could be messy thrilling and entirely unplanned. Between viral photos fluttering hearts and chaotic courts she learned something new. Maybe sports writing was not about the game at all. Maybe it was about the way one person could make your world feel alive and utterly unforgettable.