And Still We Met

Out of billions of people in this world, somehow, our paths crossed.

We could have lived our entire lives without ever knowing each other existed. We could have remained strangers, passing through the same places, breathing the same air, living completely different lives.

But somehow, we met.

Maybe it was coincidence.

Maybe it was timing.

Or maybe some people really are meant to find their way into our lives, even when we don't realize it at first.

This is a story about two people who met when they were young, when love was still something they were learning to understand.

A story of ordinary days that somehow became unforgettable.

Of friendships, firsts, mistakes, laughter, growing up, and all the little moments in between.

Because sometimes, when you look back at the past, you realize that the moments that seemed insignificant at the time...

were the ones that mattered the most.

And maybe, out of all the people in the world, there was a reason we met.

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I finally got to write again. 🥹