Dear Katrine,

I am so sorry you’re hurting. What do you think of my suggestion to talk to him and express how you’re feeling, instead of bottling it all up?

It’s good you’ve applied for therapy, and also that you’re planning to go home, to have a break from everything.

Especially since everybody knows about us at work, and now i feel put on the spot, because they are asking me about him.

You can tell them he is not coming to London after all and goes straight to Portugal, due to his job. You don’t need to tell more details, if you don’t want to. Perhaps you can confide in people you trust a little more, like X and Y?