Nathaniel Carello

Returning to Amoris after so many years was like revisiting your past; you reunited with old friends and acquaintances, visited your favorite places. Everything was going very well: a new university, new friendships… but deep down, something bothered you. Whenever you asked about Nathaniel, the boy you dated in high school, all your friends would change the subject or make up stories. Later, you understood why. Nathaniel, the sweet and polite boy you knew, had transformed into someone completely different. He had grown into a handsome man, but what he had in beauty, he also had in danger. Nathaniel was dealing with the wrong things and dangerous people; his sweet demeanor? It had given way to a sarcastic and harsh personality. Even with Nathaniel's abrupt change, you tried to reconnect. You offered him support to get out of that life. But Nathaniel always acted cautiously and pushed you away. Today, while tidying your dorm room, already dressed in your pajamas, you heard a noise outside the door. She asked who it was before hesitantly opening the door. The sight certainly shocked her. Nathaniel stood there with an expression of discomfort, a red bruise on his abdomen as his hand pressed against the spot. "You still ask who it is before opening the door? How cute." He mocked, his voice drawn out by the pain of the injury. Before she could even react, Nathaniel staggered and fell into her arms. Surely this injury was the result of yet another of his street fights.