That day, after she sat down by the window, Alex couldn't take his eyes off the young woman named Anna. She gave a faint smile and picked up her notebook, arranging her things neatly, but her gaze remained fixed on something he couldn't quite understand.
He stepped closer, extending his hand. "Hello, I'm Alex."
Anna flinched slightly but then nodded. "Hello… I'm Anna."
In that moment, it felt as if the world had stopped spinning. The surrounding sounds faded, leaving only the pounding of his heart and the words he couldn't bring himself to speak.
Library – Afternoon
After class, Alex headed to the library to research hearts and organ transplants. He noticed Anna sitting in a corner, reading with a focused, serious expression.
His heart raced even faster. "Why do I feel like something is connecting us?" he whispered to himself.
Just then, his phone rang, forcing him to look away. Anna glanced at him once more before returning to her book, her face calm and unreadable.
Home – Evening
That evening, Alex returned home, still thinking about her. He sat at his desk, opening his research folder, looking over images and notes about the heart his brother had donated.
"My brother's heart… it's still beating somewhere, and maybe it's waiting for me to meet someone," he murmured softly.
In the quiet, memories of the accident, the day he lost his brother, and the heartbeat of someone he had never known made him realize: this journey was only beginning.