After The Fire - 2001 Pulitzer Prize: Angie's retreat

Alvaro's relationship with his girlfriend does not fare as well as Shawn's.  Alvaro and his girlfriend Angie talk outside her dormitory during Alvaro's first visit back to Seton Hall University campus since the fire.  Angie stuck with Alvaro through eight months of his recovery, but it has finally become too much for her.  {quote}I thought we would get married.{quote} she says of her relationship with Alvaro, {quote}but he's not the one...he's not the Alvaro I fell in love with.{quote}
Angie's retreat, September, 2000

Alvaro's relationship with his girlfriend does not fare as well as Shawn's. Alvaro and his girlfriend Angie talk outside her dormitory during Alvaro's first visit back to Seton Hall University campus since the fire. Angie stuck with Alvaro through eight months of his recovery, but it has finally become too much for her. "I thought we would get married." she says of her relationship with Alvaro, "but he's not the one...he's not the Alvaro I fell in love with."