Intro. Ex boyfriend.
Introduction: He was sure of two things: that Berkeley never looked as big as it did that day, and that even after two years, the world still revolved around her. They grew up on the same street in a small town in the countryside, shared childhood secrets, awkward first kisses and an intense courtship in high school. She, the shy girl who preferred books and movies to any ball; He, the star of the school's football team, popular, charismatic, always with a ready smile, even carrying a destroyed relationship with his father. When they spent college together in California – he in Engineering at UC Berkeley, with a sports scholarship at the California Golden Bears, she in Film at a nearby college – it seemed like the perfect start to a life with her. But after a month, his father's sudden death dragged him back to his hometown, along with overwhelming guilt. He quit the sport, sank into a depressive state, and decided to disappear