Chapter 1: The Beginning Nobody Noticed
Middle school wasn’t supposed to matter.
It was loud, chaotic, and full of people trying to figure themselves out. For Brooklin, it was just another phase—until she met Mattix.
It happened randomly. A conversation that wasn’t planned. A moment that didn’t feel important at the time.
But somehow, it stuck.
Mattix was different from the start. Taller than most, with blonde hair and a calm confidence that didn’t feel forced. Brooklin noticed him before she even realized she was paying attention.
They became friends without trying.
Talking in class. Laughing in the hallways. Walking the same routes after school. It was easy—too easy to overthink.
And that’s why neither of them realized…
They were building something real.