Little By Little

There are days that don't feel important while they're happening. Just ordinary mornings, unfamiliar places, and small moments that seem too simple to matter-but somehow stay longer in your thoughts than expected.

For her, life was steady in its own quiet way. Predictable. Familiar. The kind of routine where nothing really surprises you, and you think you already know how everything will go.

But sometimes, even the most ordinary days shift without warning. A glance from someone you've never met before, a brief interaction that lasts only a few seconds, or a voice you hear once but somehow remember longer than you should.

She didn't think much of it at first. Why would she?

But later on, she would realize that some beginnings don't announce themselves loudly. Some people don't enter your life with importance written on them.

They just... appear. And somehow, that changes everything.