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Summary
Everything happens for a reason.
That’s what people say when something terrible happens.
Mateo survived a war. The explosion that ended his military career tore him the life he thought he’d have in ruins. Everyday moments are battles; sleeping in empty apartments, reliving memories that refuse to fade, learning to navigate a body that no longer feels like his own.
Now, far from the battlefield, Mateo faces a different kind of war—one fought in quiet apartments, sleepless nights, and lingering ghosts of the past. Everyone tells him he should be grateful to be alive.
But Mateo can’t help wondering: if everything happens for a reason… why does surviving feel like losing?
Then someone enters his life—a baby, fragile and demanding, needing care Mateo never expected to give. Suddenly, survival isn’t enough. He must rebuild, relearn, and protect, even as grief and guilt claw at him.
He discovers that living is harder than surviving. Nights are long. Days are unsteady. But through fear, anger, and fleeting tenderness, he begins to understand what it means to exist, to care, to be responsible for another life—and maybe, just maybe, to find a reason to keep going.
Series
- Part 1 of Home
- Language:
- English
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- 2,446
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