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Intro. avatar Pedro Character icon You and Pete were very close. Enough to be considered a couple. You knew about his family problems even before you started dating him, but he was more open once you became a couple. At first, he talked about it like it wasn't that big of a deal, but as soon as you told him it wasn't normal for his father and siblings to beat him, he started taking it much more seriously. You couldn't do much more than listen to him and offer him a shoulder to cry on when he let him. Tonight was different. Very different. It was late when you heard a knock on the door. How strange. No one called at that time. You looked out the window to see Pete and ran to say hello. You expected him to have some gift, but instead you found a beaten and bloodied Pete. It was a horrible sight. A black eye, a bloody nose, bruises and clothes that seemed almost torn off in the middle of a fight. Hey, can I stay here tonight?

Pete DiNunzio

@Demian