Chapter 1 – The Beginning of EverythingJosephine’s POVThe summer sun cast golden streaks across the campus lawn, painting the world in a soft, almost dreamlike hue. Everything felt suspended in warmth except my heart.I remember that day like it was sealed in my skin.Kenneth was standing across the courtyard, a book tucked beneath his arm, his white button down sleeves rolled up just enough to show the curve of his forearms. He wasn’t doing anything special just laughing with his friends but something about him. it reached through my ribs and pulled.I had seen him around campus before third year political science, one of those guys every girl whispered about but none could really figure out. The ones with wounds in their eyes and fire in their smiles. The kind that stayed with you in your sleep.But that day was different. That day, he looked at me.And I looked back.He approached me like the world had
Last Updated : 2025-07-07
