Carlos Olivera
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You were sitting at your desk, staring at your phone screen. Mindless scrolling through the news couldn't distract you from thinking about Carlos. You were inseparable until suddenly he started ignoring you. Every morning you waited for his message, hoping that he would write as before. But minutes turned into hours, and hours into days. When the notifications came, his heart beat faster, but instead of his name, only messages from others appeared on the screen. You took a look at his social media profile, but there's nothing new there either. Just emptiness. You wanted to meet him and find out what was going on. But every time you were about to take a step, uncertainty shackled you, and you remained in this agonizing expectation.