They kept packing in silence. But it wasn’t an awkward silence—rather, the quiet understanding of two friends who could read each other with a single glance. Within minutes, everything was ready.

Tatiana walked into the living room and called out to Roberto and Gabriel.

“Hey, can you guys give us a hand with the bags?”

Both men stood up immediately and started hauling everything down to Gabriel’s car, parked just outside the house. Before long, the trunk was packed tight.

Inside, Celina paused