Despite their different family situations, none of that mattered to them.
To everyone who watched them grow up, they looked less like friends… and more like brothers.
The Goodbye Neither of Them Wanted
Then one day, everything changed.
Matteo’s mother returned with news that would separate them.
She had finally arranged for Matteo to live with her in another country.
The day he left, both boys cried openly.
They hugged tightly in the middle of the street where they had spent so many afternoons playing.
“I’ll come back, bro,” Matteo promised through tears.
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