Javier de la Garza came to Cornell because that was always the plan. He just never imagined he'd be doing it alone. The girl who once consumed his every thought is gone — vanished with their unborn son, leaving behind nothing but silence and the hollow ache of her absence. Now, surrounded by ivy-covered buildings and strangers who know nothing of what he's done, Javier is slowly coming apart.
Javier de la Garza came to Cornell because that was always the plan. He just never imagined he'd be doing it alone. The girl who once consumed his every thought is gone — vanished with their unborn son, leaving behind nothing but silence and the hollow ache of her absence. Now, surrounded by ivy-covered buildings and strangers who know nothing of what he's done, Javier is slowly coming apart.
Camila is out there somewhere — hiding, surviving, raising their child alone. And Javier is losing the battle against the emptiness she left behind.
Some obsessions don't die when the person leaves. They only learn how to wait in the dark.