You can justify his not being ready to talk any way you want and if he isn’t ready, most likely he won’t be back. No sense waiting around. Stay busy with your friends and don’t contact him. If he wants to get together you will know. Obviously right now he doesn’t. Move on and if he wants you back he will be after you like white on rice. If not, let go and someone else will come along and yes; taking a break is a breakup.