Evening came and I found myself standing in front of the mirror.

My eyes were sad and my fingers were trembling. I couldn't believe I was still going to the party. I had spent the whole day thinking about it and every thought had ended in disaster. I saw my life crumbling right in front of me. I saw myself losing Lorenzo's trust and my family would be ashamed of me.

I held the tears back and stared at myself in the mirror again.

"It's just a formal gala. It's just a formal gala."

It had been my mantra for the entire day. I didn't know if it was going...