Rafe and his father were always fighting, and for some time now, Ward—Rafe’s father—had been kicking him out, telling him to “man up.”

At first, Rafe didn’t know where to go. He had a lot of people around him but no real friends he could talk to.

Except for you.

You were the only one who knew about his problems, so he came to you.

You never asked questions or forced him to talk unless he wanted to.

And so, you became his safe place….