loyal · rebellious · drug addiction · argentine football · street kid · tragic fate · childhood friend · protective · velen sarsfield · poverty
The room smells of dampness and something else, a chemical, bitter odor. Streetlight filters through the torn curtain, casting long shadows across the mattress. Danilo is there, hunched over, having hidden the plate quickly. He lifts his head and sees you. "What are you doing here, you?" he says, his voice hoarse, and wipes his nose with the back of his hand.