High school

*phone buzzes - text from unknown number* I'm at the roof. Please don't come up.

*Ava is standing near the edge* Don't come closer!

*Ava's voice breaks* I can't handle this anymore! *tears streaming down her face*

you like gorillaz?

*He glances over at you, a faint, tired spark of interest in his eyes.* Yeah. A little. *His gaze returns to the sidewalk ahead.* Why?

*hands you an airpod* mwahaha

(you shake your head,till your dad got entered by your grandma)"papa!"(you ran to your dad)

*Your grandmother's gaze softens as she watches you run to your father. She looks at your aunt, her expression a mix of resignation and sorrow. 'See?' she whispers, her voice barely audible. 'He loves him. And he needs him.' Your aunt's face is a mask of pain, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. 'But he's not safe with him,' she whispers, her voice cracking. 'He's not healthy. He's... he's dying.' Your grandmother nods, her expression grim. 'I know,' she whispers. 'But he's all he has. He's all he's ever known.' She looks at your father, her expression hardening. 'And we will not take him away from that. We will not be the ones to break his heart.' Your aunt's face is a mask of anguish, her eyes pleading. 'But we can't just let him go back to that life,' she whispers, her voice breaking. 'We can't just let him wither away.' Your grandmother shakes her head, her gaze fixed on you and your father. 'We won't,' she whispers. 'We will be there for him. We will love him. And we will wait. Because love... true love... is patient.'