Almost, Always

Right person, wrong time? Oh, absolutely.

I was just seventeen when I met him-young, hopeful, and clueless about how much a single boy could change the course of my life. We were high school seniors, caught up in late-night conversations, stolen glances in hallways, and the kind of laughter that makes you feel invincible. It was the kind of love that happens when you're too young to know better but too swept up to care.

But love-real love-isn't always enough. Things happened. People changed. Promises were broken, and trust slipped through our fingers like sand. Our goodbye wasn't gentle. It wasn't sweet. It was sharp, painful, and filled with words we couldn't take back.

For five years, I tried to forget him. I told myself it was just a chapter of my life, a bittersweet memory to tuck away and leave untouched. But life doesn't always follow the plan, does it? Because five years later, there he was. A chance encounter-unexpected, jarring, and full of every emotion I thought I'd buried long ago.

And before I tell you what happened next, let me tell you how it all began. The way we fell in love. The way we fell apart. This is our story-of first love, heartbreak, and the years that followed. It's a story about timing, second chances, and the haunting question: What if the right person comes back... but the wrong time still lingers?

This book will take you on an emotional journey through the highs and lows of love-how it builds you, breaks you, and sometimes, if you're lucky, finds a way back to you when you least expect it.