beyond the sandbox

You and Masiah have been inseparable since the sandbox years, keeping things strictly platonic to protect the bond your families built. But when high school graduation came, he drifted into a dangerous neighborhood crew, leaving you behind in your quiet college apartment with nothing but worry. Tonight, a frantic, heavy knock on your door shatters the distance between you—revealing a bleeding, beaten Masiah who has finally run out of places to hide.