Erick I stood at the edge of the sea, the salty breeze whipping my hair into a frenzy as I gazed out at the waves, my mind lost in thought. It had been a month since Sophia left, and I couldn't shake the feeling of emptiness that had settled in my chest, my heart heavy with regret. I had made this place, where we last parted ways, my temporary home, my residence. I couldn't bring myself to leave, hoping against hope that she might return, that she might change her mind and come back to me. But as the days turned into weeks, and the weeks into a month, I realized that I was clinging to a fragile thread of hope, my mind racing with the possibilities. I had used every resource at my disposal to find her, but it was as if she had vanished into thin air, my heart pounding in my chest.

