46|without a trace

Oliver Castillo

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Day in and day out, she was still missing. Maybe I deserved it. With everything I put her through, all those hard times she had while at work, I deserved it all.

I wondered why the days were rushing. I could only remember her, but I couldn't see her. Even the ability to be my own had left me as well.

I made new friends, cigars, and alcohol. One bottle, two, no, too many of them were what kept me company in my bedroom. The space she occupied was void, a spot I had placed her in my heart was still there for her.

The worst I did was to leave her on that table back at the party. I was to return as mister CO, but the moment my eyes fell on a vacant seat, and then I saw Julia arguing with Jason, I knew something was wrong.

I was ready that day. The part of me that I hid from everyone, I was ready to show it to the world. I believed that a good start was to show her the true me.

She left without a word. Even a letter or a message. She disappeared like she never exi