Halfway House -ep.11 - Bonus 7-8- -az- __top__ -

Residents are taught essential life skills, including budgeting, cooking, and conflict resolution. These skills are crucial for independent living and reducing the likelihood of recidivism.

Az folds the envelope, tucks it into the inside of his jacket. “Not yet,” he says. He wants to tell Marco about the note, about the one person who knows his old name, who might drag him back or pull him out. He thinks of the meager life he’s started building: part-time at the thrift shop, therapy twice a week, the small succulent on his windowsill that hasn’t died yet. Those things are fragile but his. Walking away from them for something uncertain could break everything he’s fought for.

The tough, independent, and fiercely confident resident whose interactions test the protagonist’s boundaries.