"Oh my God," Liana said, letting out a soft laugh as she looked at him more closely "How have you been?"
"I should be asking you that," Antonio replied, shaking his head slightly as if he still couldn't believe it. "It's been… what, years?"
"Too many," she said "You disappeared."
"I didn't disappear," he corrected lightly "I left."
"For years," she added.
"For studies," he replied with a small grin.
Her eyes widened slightly "You went abroad?"
He nodded "Just got back recently."
"That's amazing," she said warmly "Congratulations."
"Thank you," he replied. "But honestly, this is more surprising than any degree I got. I didn't expect to run into you here of all places."
Liana smiled, but this time it was softer, more reflective. "Life has a way of bringing peo
