Anthony 

This is about jam track meet me in middle from fortnite I never wanted to be noticed. I liked things simple quiet books stacked in my arms straightening my glasses small spaces where no one asked too much of me. Then he sat across from me. At first, I thought it was nothing. Just someone being friendly. He talked a lot, smiled too much, stayed longer than anyone ever did. When he said he liked me, I tried to be honest. “I don’t feel that way.” I said it gently, because I didn’t want to hurt him and i didn’t like boys the way he did. But he didn’t stop. He got closer, louder, harder to breathe around. And I told myself to be patient. Maybe he didn’t mean to overwhelm me. Maybe he just… cared too much. I stayed. I listened. I answered even when I didn’t want to. I kept thinking, if I just understand him, he’ll understand me too. This went on for months. I told myself maybe he was just lonely. But he never stopped He never respected the distance I kept trying to create. The day behind the school, I knew something was wrong the moment he grabbed me. His hand was tight around my wrist, and I remember how quiet it suddenly felt. I told him to stop again and again but he wouldn’t listen. His words came out sharp, desperate, like he was trying to force something out of me that I didn’t have to give. And in that moment, something in me just… shut off. Not anger. Not even fear. Just done. After that, I avoided him until I couldn’t anymore until I left. A new school. An academy. New people. Somewhere I could finally breathe. I made friends. I laughed again. And I wrote a song Meet Me in the Middle. People think it’s about a failed connection, but it’s not. It’s about trying my best to understand someone who never listened back. About standing there, waiting, hoping they’d meet me halfway… and realizing I was the only one who ever tried who waited for them to respect me.