ces. The party, which had initially promised to be an opportunity to relax, had turned into a series of awkward interactions. The warm lights

king with his brother, Tomás, and some of the people gathering around the buffet table. However, Ana couldn't shake off the feeling of being disconnected from everything around her. Some

shiver run down her spine. It was a subtle presence, but a penetrating one. Sebastián quickly lifted his head, his face fl

gnized him. Gabriel. He was not a stranger to Ana, not at all. The last time she had seen him, time seemed to have frozen between

nt before shifting toward Ana. Their eyes met briefly, and in that instant, the world around them seemed to fade away. Words were unnecessary, as

was a mixture of surprise and something deeper, something hi

ery as familiarity. It wasn't a welcoming smile, but rather a know

on to... catch up," Gabriel said, his gaze scanning the faces o

strange energy that had emerged with Gabriel's arrival. A palpable tension fill

the weather with one of Sebastián's aunts. However, her eyes couldn't help but follow Gabriel's movements. It wasn't just his presence that uns

ect, almost disarming. His eyes, as intense as she remembered, looked at her wit

said, his voice deep but soft, as if he wa

slight chill,

more. Her mind was filled with unanswered questions, an

om Sebastián's aunt cut through the tense air. She approached Gabri

eve how much time has passed since those days when you two... well, you knew everything about Sebastián-not

n, who exchanged a significant look. Sebastián, who had maintained his compo

g in response. He merely raised the wine glass in his

said, hinting that there was much more

hose words mean? What kind of friendship-or something more-had Gabriel

rreversibly. The tension was thick in the air, and Ana couldn't help but f

from the past. And Sebastián, despite his efforts to maint

the unspoken, the hidden, the unrevealed, surr