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I would not necessarily disagree, but Hunter has been largely on his own since he was eight. His mother died at that year for him, and his father seems to have thrown himself into his job, and left Hunter afloat, but with little or no guidance. That hits a kid hard and may well be why he goes so overboard in one way or the other.

In another country, in another place, with a different body and a different face, can one really say what might have happened at Hunter's age.

Commitment is never easy, especially at 16. These are not adults, who have messed up and discovered what needs to happen if things are to go alright. As the lyric says, "the road is long, with many a winding turn.".

Read it at the time and it sort of shocked me. A job is valuable, but reality has to be paid attention to. Hunter's father should know that, even as he is paid to do what he does.

Minor quibble, Ferney's death brought the war home to Hunter, the rest of the gang were probably all to well aware of it.

If Hunter's dad sends him back to the States, Maryland I think, my guess he will get right back on a plane and head to Miguel, come what may. Those two are just not giving up on each other. An early, but perhaps true, till death do they part.

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After floating into any number of arms, etc., Hunter seems to be finally settling down, becoming actually grounded. It is no longer just what works for the moment, he is finally looking at the possibility of a future, not just what or who is next. Miguel also wants a future, staying in Colombia is just not going to do it for him. He needs to breathe, to feel free, and actually have a feeling of both peace and security. It is those needs, a future, peace, security, perhaps love, that draws them together. They really do want the same thing, and that may well be enough, for them to achieve it. There are a lot more chapters to reveal the path. My guess is they make it, because they both want it.

“Did you two hook up before I got here? Be honest.” Not a question I would have asked in a text message - how do you assess their credibility? Its not the best choice, but see how they kiss Hunter, that should tell him something.

Maybe Miguel's father is in the same position as Hunter's, their business/job dominates. Even given that, are they willing to sacrifice their son for their job? Hunter's makes sure Juan Camilo is at least mostly around, who does Miguel have?

I just can't recall a period of either in my own life or my friends, and we mixed it up now and then over the years, with the circle expanding and contracting, where anyone mentioned a recent even semi-relationship with a new one that they wanted to start anew with. I don't hold either of them to have any responsibility to tell who they were with last week, month or year. Sooner or later backgrounds get filled out, and sometimes people get named that one might know in some capacity, but by then they are in the past, the present is already occupied with the new.

I'm a hopeless enough of a romantic to wonder, if this could end well for at least those two. No one ever said being in love was easy or that maintaining it was either. The question for Hunter, is he willing to accept the gauntlet he has thrown down for himself.