We walked the same hallways in middle school and high school, yet our worlds never quite collided—we moved in different circles. But fate has its own quiet way of weaving paths together. In 2016, after graduation, our circles began to overlap through mutual friends. One day, I shared a secret with a friend—that Quinton caught my eye. That secret traveled gently to him. And just like that, the invisible string pulling us closer finally brought us together. The rest, as they say, is history.