She had everything figured out— The grades, the goals, the grit. Johns Hopkins. Biomedical dreams. A future without distractions. Then Santiago happened. And just like that, her plan cracked. It was only four months. But when it ended, it felt like she lost a lifetime. Now, a year later, she’s still trying to make sense of the feelings she swore she buried. Was it love? Or just emotional damage dressed up as something sweet? A raw, honest story about first heartbreak, toxic love, and trying to find yourself again when someone else left fingerprints on your soul. For the girls who keep saying, “I’m over him,” But secretly still stare across the room.