India, Oct. 1 -- An ex-boyfriend of Celeste Rivas from middle school has opened up about her life before the tragic discovery of her body in singer D4vd's car, revealing she often spoke about her difficult home environment and even joked about running away.

In an interview with TMZ, 15-year-old Damien Hernandez, alongside his mother Jamie, shared that he dated Celeste when she was in the seventh grade at a Lake Elsinore school.

Damien was in the eighth grade at the time. He described Celeste as "kind" but also visibly unhappy. He further shared that her mother did not treat her well.

According to Damien, Celeste occasionally mentioned leaving her house and joked about disappearing. "Then one day she was gone," he recalled.

Damien furt...