Mariano
I guess I could have done the dishes later, but maybe, just maybe, I wanted to prolong the time we had together.
After we were done, Mariano walked around our apartment, looking at pictures of Aiden and I that we had gotten framed and hung on the walls.
"You're very close with this boy, si?" He asked.
"Yes." I answered. "I would be nothing without him. He's the reason I'm still alive. Or here, at Uni."
Mariano turned around to look at me, and held my eyes for a moment. "I am grateful to him, then."
I smiled. "Me, too. Can we talk now?"
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