"I need some down time," Matt says with a nod, "some friends of mine got mixed in my mess and they died. I'm trying to grieve, but it's hard I keep wanting to go after the guy who killed them."
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"I need some down time," Matt says with a nod, "some friends of mine got mixed in my mess and they died. I'm trying to grieve, but it's hard I keep wanting to go after the guy who killed them."