Chapter 158 — The Collapse

Evening was falling over Montevideo when Sofía decided she didn’t want to see anyone. She didn’t want explanations, or comfort, or that pitying look that sometimes seemed like help but was really judgment. After leaving the Hotel Montaldo, talking to her friend, and facing the lie that had hurt her the most, she went straight to pick up Ayden. She said nothing at her parents’ house, gave no explanations, and didn’t reply to any messages. Silence was her armor.

As so