" From the corner of his eye, he could see Mat give a slight smile, "You promise?" He stopped, they had walked far enough that they stood where, normally, Mateo would duck under the fence or hop over it. "Promise?" "Yeah promise, we'll be friends." "Okay... as long as you promise too." Keane said looking at his friend now. "I promise." "I promise, Keane. Friends." Mat held out his hand, Keane shook it. From above they stood lonely against the muddy beige of the fields and the small stipe of fence that separated their two respective homes, the rain pelting down around the and soaking the land, making the scene a deep meaningful one. And Keane felt the intense depth of the moment. " Keane and Mateo form an unlikely friendship, that turns into something more during a series of summers and winter breaks during the late 1980's in a small town in Oklahoma.