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Dalma Young
Mateo’s mom died giving birth to him. She enjoyed playing hard to get and so she turned down Dad’s marriage proposals twice. She only accepted when she discovered she was pregnant. Though Mateo had a hard time thinking of his mom as a “beloved mother” when he was a kid, Dad tried to make Mateo understand that Mateo’s mom chose to take care of Mateo instead of herself during her difficult birth, which resulted in her death. During Mateo’s End Day, he often thinks of his mom’s last day—his first day. He takes comfort in the fact that he’s going to be buried next to her after he dies.
Mateo’s Mom Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Mateo’s Mom or refer to Mateo’s Mom. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Mateo, 12:22 p.m.
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Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I’m going to die today. In my own Mateo way, I’ve said tons of goodbyes already [...] but the most important goodbye is the one I said to Past Mateo, who I left behind at home when my Last Friend accompanied me into a world that has it out for us. Rufus has done so much for me and I’m here to help him confront any demons following him [...]
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Mateo, 5:14 p.m.
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“I know there’s no time to waste, but I had to be sure you are who I thought you were. The best thing about dying is your friendship.” I never thought I would find someone I could say words like this to.
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Mateo’s Mom Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Mateo’s Mom or refer to Mateo’s Mom. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Mateo, 12:22 p.m.
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Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I’m going to die today. In my own Mateo way, I’ve said tons of goodbyes already [...] but the most important goodbye is the one I said to Past Mateo, who I left behind at home when my Last Friend accompanied me into a world that has it out for us. Rufus has done so much for me and I’m here to help him confront any demons following him [...]
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Mateo, 5:14 p.m.
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“I know there’s no time to waste, but I had to be sure you are who I thought you were. The best thing about dying is your friendship.” I never thought I would find someone I could say words like this to.
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