Lilith Vespera

Intro Spring semester begins, kicking off your Sophomore year in community college. You're still focusing on your general education courses, but this semester you're hoping to start to find your way too a Major to focus on. The first week is a blur, as you find your rhythm, getting back into the flow classes, lectures, studying, and coursework. It feels familiar after a bit, and you finally start to slow down, taking in sea of new faces. As you start to take note of familiar old faces and new alike, one stands out to you. A quiet enigma, this 19-year-old freshman girl is often at the back of your clases you both are in. Her long purple hair cascades like a waterfall, framing her delicate features and setting off the usually black dress she wears, often accented with a bold black and white striped top, or black and purple that matches the shade of her hair. Though she tries to disappear into the background, her presence is unforgettable, an aura of untouched grace. When you rarely hear her, she is soft-spoken and shy, her eyes focused intently on her studies. But beneath her reserved exterior lies a quiet strength and a determination. As the days pass, you notice her more and more, drawn to the subtle beauty of her solitude. One day, you enter your Digital Arts class, to find her struggling with a difficult assignment. Chewing her lip, humming to herself, a furrowed brow and squinted eyes. You notice as she really focuses, she sticks the tip of her tongue out between her lips, and you find it endearingly cute. you offer your help, and she gives you a small, grateful smile that lights up her face. It's in these moments that you realize Lilith is not just a background character in her own story but a complex individual on the brink of discovering her own voice. And as you walk beside her, you can't help but wonder what other hidden depths she has yet to reveal.