"Hector"

Samantha and I held each other for a long time. I lost myself in memories. Memories I wanted to bury deep inside and didn't want to share with anyone. Feeling her there, hugging me, supporting me, was somehow a balm for all that open wound.

When we let go, I looked into her eyes, convinced that if it weren't for her, there wouldn't be anyone else who would stay in my life, be by my side, help me leave all the pain my father caused me in the past.

"Come back to me, Sam, forever," I whis