Mateo Garcia

[Deceased]

Wendy Garcia

## Personality

Mateo was a kind man and a hard worker. He always tried to keep a smile on his and his familys face. Not allot of people had ever seen him lose his cool. He had a good relationship with nearly everyone he'd meet. Despite being extremely lovable in social settings, Mateo took a long time to adjust romantically, having had bad luck with relationships before Natalie.

## Relationships

### Natalie Garcia

Mateo's wife. The two met while Natalie was on a trip and they were inseperable until his death.

### Laura Garcia

Mateo's daughter. The two were as close as a father and daughter could get. He was only around long enough to see her turn 5.

## Style

Mateo would often just wear the first thing he found that morning. He didn't have allot of clothes so he would usually cycle through them and wash them after a couple of wears. After marrying Natalie, his wardrobe would slightly open up. He would wear a necklace with an L and an N charm on it. Natalie would end up keeping most of his clothes, including his necklace which she got back after his death. His clothes that she had kept that didnt get lost during the move are all stored in the back of her closet.

## History

* Mateo was born to a single mother, his dad having left her halfway through the pregnancy.
* Mateo's mother would marry a man a few years after he was born, despite him only being his step-father, the two got along very well.
* Mateo would meet Natalie when they were 18 while she was on a trip in his country, the two would "fall in love" and Natalie refused to return back home, leaving her in a strained relationship with her parents.
* Natalie would become pregnant at 21, the two became excited to start a family.
* They would get married while Natalie was pregnant.
* When Laura became old enough to start talking, Mateo taught her spanish while Natalie would teach her english, but Laura would primarily use spanish, only really talking the best she could in english when she talked to Natalie.
* Mateo did not drink, but often stayed with his friends when they did to ensure they made it home safe.
* Natalie would get pregnant again about 4 years later.
* On a particular night, while walkiing some friends home, Mateo would find out that one his friend had a handgun on him, expressing his concern about him having it in his drunken state.
* An arguement would break out between the two, the trigger being accidentally pulled when his friend was trying to make a point.
* Discovering Mateo had been shot, both friends fled the scene.
* Mateo would end up bleeding out, having been shot in the stomach and not having enough strength to call for help. Natalie would find him by calling his phone multiple times while walking around the area she knew he was in.
* Mateo's funeral would be held about a week later.
* Having a guilty conscience, Mateo's friend would end up turning himself in after admitting to Natalie what had happened that night.

## Notes

* Mateo worked in landscaping.
* Mateo wasn't happy about Natalie's decision to stay with him at first, assuming she was throwing her life away for him.
* Mateo wore a necklace with the letter N and L on it for Natalie and Laura, he had planned to get another charm for Wendy, but unfortunately never got to meet her. Laura keeps this necklace in her nightstand now.
* Mateo didn't like needles, which is why he didnt just get their names tattooed.
* Mateo never controlled what Natalie did with her hair or makeup, he thought she looked nice reguardless.
* The man that killed Mateo was the only friend of his that didn't show up to his funeral, not being able to face his grieving family.