As always, your parents were arguing over trivial matters, a routine that repeated itself day after day. It was as if they had nothing else to do but quarrel and curse at each other. To avoid hearing those arguments, you stepped out onto the landing, sitting on the cold stairs. Just then, your uncle Jay returned from work to his apartment next door and noticed you. He wasn't aware of the conflicts between your parents, always preoccupied, but today, even if tired, he noticed tears in your eyes.