Chapter 23. The End of a New Beginning

Rodrigo

It was the end.

I couldn't see how I could continue with Mateus. Seven days trying, talking about me, about him, and I can't see how we can make it work. Conversations with Yuri only lead me to the conclusion that we want different things, and that makes me sad because I love him. Since we arrived here, we haven't stopped to have a serious conversation; he doesn't reach out to me, and I'm too proud to do it myself.

Today, all the couples here will have to decide whether they'll continue at the camp or leave, and it made me so anxious that it's only five in the morning, and I'm already awake, outside by the lake. The cold doesn't bother me, but my lips still tremble. Smoky air escaped with my breath, and my body began to feel the numbing effect of the cold. However, as if by magic, I felt my body covered by a warm blanket, and my torso was embraced by a too-familiar body. My eyes closed as soon as his scent touched my nose, and I relaxed int