Chapter One: Paper Bullets

We don't always remember the lessons,
but we remember the silence
the moments we didn't speak,
the people we let fade,
and the versions of ourselves we left behind.

To Stand and Stare is a quiet unraveling of memory, a boy's journey through school corridors, awkward first love, grief that came too soon, and friendships that never said goodbye.

These aren't dramatic stories. They're honest ones.
And maybe, somewhere in these pages, you'll remember your own silence too.