CHASING IVY

Prologue

Some people walk into your life quietly.
Others arrive and change everything.
I met Ivy at a time when I wasn't looking for love, and maybe that was the problem. There was no dramatic beginning, no promises made, no clear direction. Just a feeling I didn't know how to name-and a connection I didn't know how to protect.
What followed was not a smooth journey. It was messy, confusing, and full of wrong turns. We grew apart while still thinking about each other. We loved other people while measuring them against a memory. We missed chances, misunderstood intentions, and let pride and fear speak louder than honesty.
Life moved fast. Jobs changed. Cities changed. People changed.
But somehow, the feeling never did.
Chasing Ivy is not a perfect love story. It is a real one.
It is about timing, distance, and the cost of silence.
It is about learning who you are through the people you almost lose.
This story follows years of searching-through work, friendships, heartbreak, and growth-in pursuit of one person who unknowingly became the definition of home.
Her name is Ivy.
And this is how the chase began.