A bit of sunlight came through the curtain. Júlia squinted her eyes as she gradually woke up, and when she opened them, she looked to the side and saw Heitor sleeping on one side of the bed, curled up without the blanket. She sighed, remembering what had happened the previous night; her heart ached. Suddenly, her phone rang with a message notification. For a moment, Júlia thought it might be Jade wanting to talk, so she scrambled for the phone, but it was only a message from her boss. The store wouldn't open that day due to a fault in the electrical system; for safety, it would remain closed for a few days. Júlia sighed in relief; it was one less thing to worry about.
She placed the phone back on the nightstand and turned toward Heitor, gently caressing his face. He slowly opened his eyes
