The Enduring Rally

"Para kay Mr. Garcia, Volleyball player of CAS, BS Psychology major.

I've always believed that some feelings are better left unsaid.

But if I let this pass without telling you, I think I'd regret it more than being afraid."

Before Rael Garcia knew her name, Mireille had already written about him long before they ever became friends. A familiar face on the volleyball court, a passing smile in the hallway, a complete stranger who unknowingly became part of her ordinary days.

What if life played at you once again and closed the distance between the two of you?

What began as admiration slowly became conversations, shared routines, late-night messages, and the kind of comfort that grew in the smallest moment. Because maybe, love isn't found in something big or what they call perfect timing. Maybe it's built in remembering, showing up, and in choosing someone, day after day without even realizing your heart already has.

She had always been...

Your louder cheer, but in silence.

She just never imagined that one day...

He would become the quiet place her heart no longer had to cheer alone.

Youth in Five Sets #1