Meanwhile, I was far too busy with my life abroad to keep up with anything back home.
For more than six months, I'd been immersed in my studies, leaving early and coming home late. Apart from eating and sleeping, studying was all I did.
The atmosphere at my new school was inspiring. I'd met plenty of other students from my home country and soon settled into campus life.
In the past, all my energy had been focused on Oliver, leaving very little room for my education. Now, my studies gave me a sense of purpose. My life felt fuller and more rewarding.
Ever since going abroad, I hadn't returned home even once. My roommates went back whenever there was a break, but whenever they invited me to go along, I turned them down.
I had finally escaped that place; I was never going back.
Besides,
