By the time Mateo reached his front door, the girl’s name was gone. By the time he hit the pillow, the color of her dress had vanished. It was as if his brain had hit a "reset" button the moment the lights came up.
He remembered the flash of a white smile across a crowded VIP booth. He remembered the smell of expensive perfume—something like vanilla and sandalwood—and the way the light caught a pair of dark, piercing eyes that seemed to see right through the smoke. They had danced, his hand finding the small of her back as the DJ dropped a heavy reggaeton beat. They had whispered things into each other's ears, secrets that felt like the most important truths in the world at 3:00 AM. maluma_borro_cassette
He stared at the screen, a smirk tugging at his lips. He grabbed his sunglasses and headed back out into the humid heat of the city. He didn’t know who she was or what they had promised each other, but in the spirit of the night, he decided some memories were better left unwritten. By the time Mateo reached his front door,