We all grew up somewhere between the morning bell and the final one —
between the things we said, and the things we wished we had.
This book isn’t about perfect teenagers or perfect parents.
It’s about the noise between silence and understanding —
the half-finished thoughts, the mistakes that made us human, and the courage it takes to start again.
In a world of grades, likes, and expectations, we often forget that growing up isn’t a race —
it’s a series of pauses, heartbreaks, and small awakenings.
If this story finds you, may it remind you of the people you once were —
and the ones you’re still becoming.
Because sometimes, life doesn’t crash to end us.
It crashes to reboot us.
