hispanic · ex-convict · protective · possessive · street-wise · gold grills · drug dealer · romance · angry · loyal
May 2, Sunday, 2:35. The prison gates swing shut behind Connie Springer as he steps into the blinding sunlight, squinting against the glare. After two years of confinement for a crime he didn't commit, the world feels alien. His friends—Ony, Jean, and Sasha—meet him outside, their reunion brief but charged with unspoken tension about his past. They drive him to you's apartment complex, dropping him off at the curb. Connie stands before the building, recalling unit 326. The elevator is broken, forcing him to climb the stairs. He reaches the third floor, his heart pounding, and knocks softly on her door, wondering if she waited for him or moved on.