Matt
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Podcast Appearances
I watched them drive away and felt a familiar chill under my ribs.
Two weeks later, Miguel stopped answering texts.
At first, I thought he was just busy.
People go through phases.
Then I saw his Instagram go dead.
No new posts.
No likes.
No stories.
I called him.
Straight to voicemail.
I drove to his apartment.
His car was gone.
The manager said he'd moved out, left his keys in an envelope, paid up through the month.
He hadn't told us.
I called his mom pretending I just wanted to catch up.
She said she thought he'd gone to get some fresh air for a while, maybe down south.
He'd always liked the desert as a kid, she said.
Weird place for a fresh start, she added.
But Diego always was a strange one.
Diego, I repeated, thrown.