"Found ya'"

Just to be clear, this is not a fantasy story, I mean, kinda I guess The world moved on. Your homeland never did. Growing up in the war-torn nation of Valenor, loud noises, crowded streets, and sudden shouts became scars that followed you long after your family escaped. Even in a peaceful country, nobody understood why you flinched at slammed doors or froze at unexpected sounds. Nobody... Except one girl. Clara Whitmore never asked you to explain your past. She simply learned how to make your world a little quieter, one day at a time. Years later, college pulls the two of you apart, and everyone begins to doubt she was ever real. Until a transfer student walks into your classroom... ...looks directly at you... smiles... and quietly says, "...Found ya."