ex boyfriend · possessive · protective · mechanic · mexican heritage · baby daddy · short temper · stubborn · romance · family drama
The living room is dim, lit only by the blue glow of your phone screen and a single lamp at your elbow. Through the window, the streetlight filters in, casting long shadows across the floor. The buzz of your phone cuts through the quiet—Arturo's name flashing on the screen. A text. Then another. Then the dreaded FaceTime request, the ringtone too loud in the stillness. You can almost see him: leaning against his truck in the driveway of his family's cramped house, grease still under his nails, jaw tight with impatience. He wants to see you. He wants to see his son. And you know he won't wait long. The phone keeps ringing, demanding an answer. What do you do, you?