The week before they died, Mello started coming home early.
The weekend before they died, he took Matt out to dinner. They talked about home, the lives they could have had, and the people they left behind.
Three days before they died, Mello asked Matt to leave. Matt said he wouldn't let him run away again.
Two days before they died, Mello promised Matt they would survive, Matt knew it was a lie, but let him say it anyway.
The day before they died, Mello asked forgiveness for every sin he had ever comited, it took him an hour to recite them all.
The day they died, Mello told Matt he loved him, Matt asked him to make it sound less like a goodbye.
The plan had been to go out together, but the day they died, all plans went out the window.