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Blood on the walls. A hole the size of a washing machine. David is dead on the kitchen floor, his chest caved in, and Matteo's mother is looking at her son like he's a monster.
Twelve hours earlier, it was a normal morning. Cream cheese on a bagel, a varsity jersey hung on a chair, and a mother calling her son the best kid on the planet. Then a floorboard creaks. David wakes up, cracks a morning beer, and demands eggs. The house holds its breath, and Matteo leaves without a word.
At school, the routine offers no escape. Matteo watches Sarah light up for Derek-the effortless senior who kisses her, claims her, and disappears into the crowd.
But Jimmy, a scrawny freshman, is still there. Still talking to her. Still taking up space. The jealousy that started with Derek finds a smaller, reachable target.
Sarah tries to introduce them. Jimmy tells him to chill.
Matteo doesn't think. He just reacts.