Special Chapter Of My Life

Two months after a messy breakup with Angel, Max tells herself she's moved on. Red flags, LDR doubts, crying herself to sleep - done, right?

Then one morning, at the window of the Grade 12 classroom, someone smiles at her. Soft. Innocent. Cassandra.

What starts as a "shortcut" through the hall turns into a ritual: coffee jelly in the morning, gossip with Zoe and Tahlia and daily 10-second glances that make Max's chest hurt. Cassandra says her name. Says "see you tomorrow." For the first time since Angel, Max feels a little less broken.

But is it normal when every look from Cassandra makes you melt?
Is it normal when "she has a boyfriend" feels like a punch to the gut?
Especially when they just broke up... but "sometimes they're still together after class"?

silent chapters is about chasing someone who might not be chasing back.
About waiting in hallways, on Messenger, in all the "what ifs".
About being the girl who's too attached, too emotional, too much of a red flag... but still loves with her whole heart.

Max's POV. Messy. Real. Unfiltered.
Because sometimes, the stories we can't say out loud...
are just whispers between the pages.

silent chapters. I'm still chasing... even if you're loving someone else.