When We Were Almost
READING AGE 16+
Sarah Delgado never meant to fall for Alvin Reyes. He was her senior by one year, two seats away in art class, and miles away in the world he carried behind his eyes. She didn’t know what it was about him maybe the way he wrote in the margins of his notebook like his heart bled in ink, or the silence he wore like armor but she knew she wanted to know him.Alvin wasn’t looking for love. He wasn’t looking for anything, really just a way to get through the days without falling apart. But Sarah had a way of noticing him, the real him, beneath everything he tried to hide. And maybe that was the beginning of everythingand of the slow undoing that followed.When We Were Almost is a story of first love, quiet battles, and the spaces between words left unsaid. A poetic journey through longing, vulnerability, and the ache of what could have been.
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SARAH
The days blurred into one another after that moment under the elm tree. The weight of Alvin’s presence was always there—around corners, through hallways, behind my thoughts—but still, he remained a mystery. The more I saw him, the more I felt like I was walking on the edge of something dangerous. Something I didn’t quit……
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