Sophia
The sound of the door closing behind Erick hit something deep inside me, a sound that tore through my chest and left behind a silence too heavy to bear.
For a long moment, I just sat there on the floor, staring blankly at the space where he had stood seconds ago.
The air still carried his scent…. that familiar mix of pine and rain, of strength and memories I had buried so deep I thought they’d never resurface.
But they did. All at once.
My hands trembled as they pressed against my knees.
I didn’t even realize I was crying until the first tear hit the back of my palm, then another followed. And another.
Before I knew it, the tears came in uncontrollable waves.
My chest heaved as I let out a sound that was somewhere between a sob and a gasp.
All the emotions I had spent m
