Before We Knew

Hallie

At age sixteen, I had no choice but to grow up faster than I wanted to after losing my parents to circumstances that were beyond my control.

Nearly two years later, I’m still standing and keeping my promise to my big sister who kept me sane on the days I just wanted to hide under the covers and not come out. And now it’s time to prove how far I’ve come by beginning the next chapter in my life...college.

Ben

The first time I saw her, the only word I heard in my head and felt in my heart was kismet. I had to get closer for a better look, and once our eyes connected, I knew she was put in my path for a reason. Call it destiny, fate, or kismet, I believe in all of it and knew she would slowly become my absolute everything.

But here’s the thing about fate:

It has a way of shaping your life in every way you imagine it to be. Or it can threaten to take away the very thing that matters most.

On the day we met, we believed it was the beginning of our love story; however, destiny had already connected our lives to one another.

It was…Before we knew.