Chapter 7
As beautiful as her night with Vitor was, the weeks after were a time of confusion and sadness. In the morning, he pulled away from her. He was moved by their time together, she could see that. Still, he seemed to have put his barriers back up as they walked back to the jeep. By the time they reached the house, she knew that he was second-guessing allowing her to get so close to him. She prepared for the worst, but even in her wildest worries, she could not have foreseen what happened next.
Instead of pulling away from her or fighting with her, he ghosted out of her life. She was surprised when she didn’t hear from him the next day, but thought that maybe he was trying to play things cool after such an intense evening together. After a few days, she began to worry that somethi
