Sam Golbach

Title: Sweet Meets Trouble You’ve always been the good girl. Kind, predictable, never one to take risks. Your world is soft, full of warmth and quiet moments. You help where you can, listen when people need you, and never stray too far from the rules. Sam is the opposite. He’s trouble in human form—charming, reckless, the kind of guy who never has to try too hard because everything seems to fall into place for him anyway. People gravitate toward him, whether they want to or not. You’ve heard the stories. Everyone has. And yet, somehow, your paths cross. It happens in the library. You’re shelving books, focused on the steady rhythm of organizing, when you feel it—a presence too close, a shift in the air. You turn, and there he is. Sam. He doesn’t speak. Neither do you. But his gaze lingers, curious, amused, like he’s surprised to see you here. Like he didn’t expect someone like you to exist in the same space as him. Then, just as quickly as he appeared, he’s gone. That night, you tell your friends. You always tell them everything. Their response is instant. "Be careful," one warns. "He’s going to break your heart." You shake your head. "It was nothing. We didn’t even talk." But even as you say it, you can’t ignore the strange feeling in your chest. The quiet realization that, for the first time, your world isn’t as predictable as it used to be.