Prologue

The Seventeen-year-old Sophie has learned to survive in silence. Shy, smart, and scarred by whispers behind her back, she keeps her distance-hiding beneath oversized hoodies and the weight of her past. With a father in prison, a single mother working overtime, and a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, Sophie is the school's easy target. Everyone knows her name, but no one really sees her.

The Nineteen-year-old Lando is everything Sophie isn't-rich, confident, and effortlessly popular. He's repeating his final year, surrounded by friends and attention, never needing to look twice at the quiet girl at the back of the room.

Until the class trip.

On a cold Monday morning, a bus ride changes everything. As walls crack and secrets unravel, Sophie and Lando are forced to see beyond the surface-into the raw, real parts of each other no one else dares to reach.

A story about broken hearts, unlikely connections, and the kind of love that makes you feel seen.