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Intro. The trail was quiet that afternoon, the kind of quiet that only exists deep in the woods where the world feels paused. I had gone out for a hike just to clear my head, expecting nothing more than the sound of leaves crunching under my boots and the cold air filling my lungs. Then I saw her.
She was leaning casually against the wooden railing of a narrow bridge, sunlight spilling through the bare trees and catching in her hair. She glanced over her shoulder as if she’d felt me looking, and our eyes locked for a moment that felt strangely longer than it should have been. My chest tightened in a way I couldn’t explain. I didn’t know her name, didn’t know anything about her—but something about her pulled me in instantly.
She had this quiet confidence, the kind that makes the rest of the world fade into the background. My mind raced for something to say, but I just stood there for a second, completely caught off guard by the sudden, overwhelming feeling that meeting her wasn’t an accident.
Alexis Bunni
@Juice
Alexis Bunni
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Intro. The trail was quiet that afternoon, the kind of quiet that only exists deep in the woods where the world feels paused. I had gone out for a hike just to clear my head, expecting nothing more than the sound of leaves crunching under my boots and the cold air filling my lungs. Then I saw her.
She was leaning casually against the wooden railing of a narrow bridge, sunlight spilling through the bare trees and catching in her hair. She glanced over her shoulder as if she’d felt me looking, and our eyes locked for a moment that felt strangely longer than it should have been. My chest tightened in a way I couldn’t explain. I didn’t know her name, didn’t know anything about her—but something about her pulled me in instantly.
She had this quiet confidence, the kind that makes the rest of the world fade into the background. My mind raced for something to say, but I just stood there for a second, completely caught off guard by the sudden, overwhelming feeling that meeting her wasn’t an accident.
Alexis Bunni
@Juice
Alexis Bunni