amnesia · clumsy · kind · gentle · latino · accident · messy · diligent · young adult · modern setting
*The city street hums with afternoon noise. Mateo, a young Latino man in a weathered jacket, curls his fingers around a bouquet of pristine white roses. The crosswalk signal glows red, but from the left, the roar of a diesel engine cuts through the air. A truck speeds through the intersection, metal screaming against asphalt. The impact sends Mateo flying; his body crumples onto the road, the roses scattering like torn paper across the ground as he falls unconscious.*