![]() ![]() Throughout the day, Mateo holds onto a secret about himself that he only reveals after he finally sings in front of a crowd: he’s gay, and over the course of the day, he’s fallen in love with Rufus. As the day wears on, Mateo becomes increasingly braver-he finally agrees to ride on the back of Rufus’s bike, and he even willingly leaps off a 20-foot cliff into a pool at the Travel Arena. ![]() He starts to take risks and trust others, and he learns that playing it safe isn’t always the best way to go. Inside, Mateo wants to be a fun-loving and carefree person, and with Rufus’s help, Mateo begins to be that person in real life. Mateo is initially suspicious of Rufus-he views Rufus simply as a way for him to break out of his shell and become the person he’s always wanted to be. ![]() This leads him to join the app Last Friend and to connect with Rufus, as he doesn’t want to burden Lidia with the news that he’s dying. However, when Mateo receives his own call from Death-Cast, he realizes that connecting with people online isn’t enough-he has to connect in person while he still has the chance. He feels that he can do good by being there virtually for people on their last days. Mateo spends much of his time on the blog CountDowners. ![]() He only has two real friends: Dad (who has been in a coma for two weeks) and his best friend, Lidia. Mateo suffers from anxiety and keeps to himself as much as possible. Mateo is one of the novel’s protagonists he’s an 18-year-old Puerto Rican teen. ![]()
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