01 · The Beginning

It started with a change of rooms.

I still remember the day our class section changed during the 5th semester at Integral University.

Among everyone in the classroom… you were the very first person I noticed. Not dramatically. Not all at once. Just a quiet moment that stayed longer than it should have.

I didn’t think much of it then. Semesters move fast, and most days blur together. This one didn’t.

Fifth semester · New section

Some beginnings announce themselves. This one just sat quietly in the back of an ordinary afternoon.