Our Last Summer

<p>My name is Alexandrei Rivas and I've always felt like I was living in a world drained of color-a dull gray existence where nothing truly matters. Each day is a chore every interaction feels empty and the weight of my past clings to me like a shadow. There's a sin I've carried with me for as long as I can remember one that I fear will never let me go.</p><p> </p><p>Then she entered my life-an unexpected burst of color in my monotone world. Her presence made me see things differently bringing vibrancy to my existence and making me believe for the first time that there might be more to life than just surviving.</p><p> </p><p>But happiness I would learn is fragile. Just as I began to embrace the vibrant world she had shown me her secret unraveled everything casting me back into the shadows I thought I had left behind.</p>