Lavender185
Joy never wanted to study chemical engineering.
Forced into a future she never asked for, college feels less like a new beginning and more like a slow emotional disaster filled with endless assignments, confusing lectures, strict professors, and sleep deprivation.
But somewhere between physics labs, internal exams, shared notes, chai breaks, and chaotic late-night study sessions, she slowly finds something unexpected:
People.
Aisha, who talks too much and somehow makes bad days feel lighter.
Hakim, who seems cold until you notice how quietly he cares.
Jennie, who understands people without needing many words.
What starts as random classroom interactions slowly turns into something deeper.......a friendship built through survival, ambition, emotional breakdowns, and the shared confusion of trying to figure out life before graduation arrives.
Because sometimes the people who change your life don't arrive all at once.
Sometimes they sit a few benches away... and slowly become home.