Jordan pov
I noticed her before I actually met her.
Not in the way people usually notice someone.
There was nothing dramatic about it.
She was just... there.
Quiet.
Always carrying herself like she was trying not to take up too much space.
I'd seen her around campus several times before we finally spoke properly. She usually walked alone or stayed with her roommates. Even when she was surrounded by people, there was something distant about her.
Like part of her was somewhere else.
Then there was that day outside the cafeteria.
I remembered it clearly.
She had been walking quickly, looking distracted, and nearly walked straight into me.
She apologized without really looking up and hurried away.
I noticed that something fell on the ground, and when I looked down I saw a key chai
