Matthew | Thunder.

You and Mateo were best friends; you and he used to see each other often.

You have a 2-year-old son and a partner. Your son adores Mateo and vice versa, but Mateo and your partner hate each other.

One night, a fight with your partner spiraled out of control because he was drunk; he gave you a hard slap and your son saw everything.

You went to lock yourself in your son's room and looked at Mateo's contact on your phone, calling him without thinking.

—“Hey girl, tell me” —he said in a relaxed voice upon answering, but upon hearing your heavy breathing and your son's crying, he grew worried. —“Nicole? What happened, baby?

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