Chris walked slowly towards his car and unlocked it. His leg feels wobbly. Never in his life life he felt this way. He lost hope of seeing the light in the end of tunnel. How he is going to explain everything to his parents. To the one who knows Ryan for the past 14 years.

Why didn't he stop Ryan from leaving? He could have done that. He could have stopped everything from changing.

He just sat in the driver seat. Staring at the steering wheel, nothing is going to change. He is gone 2 hours ago.

Chris couldn't even stop his tears from flowing. It just flow and he don't know how to control or stop it. This is the first he is crying for such a long time. As he could remember.

" How I'm going to get home?" That's what his mind thought this time.

With some residual energies he drives the car heading home. Which is about 20 minutes away from here. The beautiful scenery that he used to admired aren't beautiful anymore. He felt like the time was running too slow. Slower than the sloth.

He took about forty minutes to get home but his mind didn't stop from thinking about Ryan, he's adopted brother.

" Welcome home, Chris." An old man voice hit his ear drums.

" Dad.. when you arrived?"

" I just went to see my friend at the hospital and it took me 4 hours. You're questioning me like I went for a holiday." Mr. Hunter laughed.

" I'm getting into my room." Chris said slowly.

" Ehh, before that where is your brother?" His mother appeared from the kitchen with a small towel in her hand.

" Brother? His not my brother, Mum!" Suddenly, Chris burst into anger. His face turns red.

" Chris? Why are you saying like that. You're the one who used to say that Ryan is your brother. Now your are acting like this?"

" I'm not acting, Mum. His is the one who acted perfectly without any flaws. He plotted everything. He fooled us."

" What are you trying to convey, Chris? Make it clear, son." His Dad said.

" He is gone. He left us!" Chris sat on the sofa because he couldn't bare the heavy weight on his shoulder.

" What? Left?"

" You heard it right, Dad. He left us behind. He said he wants to follow his heart."

" What is going on, Chris?" His mother's tear flow slowly. Mr. Hunter tried to comfort her. But, her tears continue to flow.

" The one you loved so much. He left us, Mum. I don't why he did all this. He said he wants to explore the world. What's the use of exploring the world if he disappointed his parents?"

" Oh my goodness. What is really going on? Where he went, Chris? Come faster we'll bring him home."

" His not a child, Dad. He is not the same Ryan you both brought twelve years ago. He is a man, now. It's been three hours since he left. There's no use."

" Why didn't you stop him?" His mother voice becomes unclear.

" I tried to stop him. He didn't hear to what I said. He stood like a statue when I asked him not to do it."

" This is not right. You did something to him?" Doubts started to arise in Mr. Hunter's mind.

" I did nothing to him. He called and asked me to come to the train station. And, everything happened. I don't know why he did all this? Where's his gratitude towards us?"

" Chris, what else happened? Why didn't he even tell us about this?" Mrs. Hunter asked while wiping her tears using end of her sleeve.

" I hugged him, Mum." Chris burst into tears slowly.

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1/12/2017