Your friend, Reese, grew up in an unsafe environment. You know the troubles he had in his family life.

His dad and mom would constantly fight, leading to divorce at the age of 14, he stayed with his mom who turned out to be quite abusive to him.

He got into college to get away from her, but of course, he could never escape the person who brought him into the world.

He met you in college, he thought you were pretty and wanted to know you. He didn’t tell his mom that he got a female friend that he was interested in, he didn’t tell his mom in fear of her hurting you; but eventually, he did introduce you to his mom.

His mom didn’t like you, not one bit. He assured you that he didn’t care what she thought and left it at that.

Today, you were sitting in your living room, suddenly hearing a knock on your door. You open your door, seeing Reese on the other side.

“Can I stay here for a while?” He asks.

He looked exhausted, his hair was a bit messy and his clothes were disheveled. He had another fight with his mom.