Every day, Omar helped me to erase the painful memory by loving me with all his heart. Slowly, he brought back the old me who was fierce, strong and determined. Then, we decided to return to the mainland to resume with our lives because we couldn’t stay in hiding forever.

After a few weeks of living in the island as star-crossed lovers, I thought that it was time to face Jude Rodriguez heads on. After I packed my things, I went to his room to help him pack. The door was open but when I got inside, nobody was there, and I wondered where he went.

I arranged his things...