Going Through

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Xavier is all alone with his father.

His father is lying down looking at the tv screen without saying anything.

"Dad,"

"You cry baby, stop crying!"

"What can I do? I thought you will die and won't be able to recover." Once again Xavier starts crying heavily.

"Stop. Stop. You irritatesl me. I am not dying. I just hit my head."

Xavier angry frowns.

"Dad! You are not the one who is anxiously waiting for your love ones to wake up. I am sleepless in days because I am really worried. It is because you 'just' hit your head in a rock and lost a lot of blood and 'just'ALMOST DIED!"

His father sighs.

"Do not shout! We are in the hospital, you are old now. Why are you always like this?"

His father said looking away.

He sighs and shakes his head.

"Next time, learn your priorities,Dad."

"Yes. Yes. I promise. Go to your work now. I will be fine here."

"Dad actually...I need to tell you something."

.

.

.

His father is not saying anything.

He frowns.

"Dad, aren't you happy that we will be together?"

"Am I holding you back?"

"Dad!"

"You always been Dad this, Dad that all your life. I feel like I am your baggage you are carrying on your back and I am so heavy you can't go anywhere else."

Xavier chuckles.

"Dad..I am not. I really want to stay and this is my decision."

"You say that but what if you start blaming me when you grow older and see your colleagues are now living your dreams? I still think you should beg your boss to hire you again. I am fine now. I promise not to mess up again so hurry."

"Dad...I really want to stay. I have some businesses and I am renting my properties that is earning me money. I also have small investments that will slowly raising its value. I am not going to live poorly. I just...want to stay more near you."

"This bastard.." his father turn left in the bed.His shoulder is trembling.

"I am goingbto sleep." He said and didn't say anything more.

Xavier didn't force him.

After his father fell asleep he decides to go home to clean their house.

Once his father is recovered he knows he will gone back home immediately.

He will have no time to clean.

He starts cleaning room by room then the hall way.

He gently wipe the mysterious door that his father is taking care of.

While cleaning, a cat suddenly jump on him from the open ceiling wall. He was startled but evades immediately. His hand snugs on the wire that is used to hold the curtain.

His hand burns in pain and his hand bleeds. The cat walks next to him and his panic he put his body on the wall to not make contact.

He finally relax when the cat disappear.

He looks up in the open ceiling.

"Better fix that stupid hole!"

He angrily said and hiss when he lifted his hand in pain.

The blood is still there. Then slowly he lifted his eyes to the wall he is using as support. It is actually the strange door! And there goes his blood on it!

"What the!" He was so stratled he wanted to wipe the blood.

That one time scribbling in the door and being punish really left a deep impression to him.

To his surprise the door creak open.

Startled, he fell butt first.

The door opens and there is a vortex of swirling miasma inside the door.

"This is not an ornamental door?"

--It actually leads to somewhere???!

He was so startled that he forgot the pain in his hand.

"Who is it?" He shouted. "Who is talking?" He shouted again.

He heard small voices. It sounds people are mad and sobbing.

It was creepy.

"Harvey, calm down." There is an older woman's voice.

Her voice are distressed and in pain.

"We can't be hasty, we can't."

"But Mom! Older brother is injured. Yet they still wishes him to work for them. Aren't we just slaves to them?"

The man is mad and angry.

"Calm down. We can't leave this place. We can't."

"Mom...I know you miss Dad and Xavier. But...We can't stay here. We will die oppressed by those people. Look where we live. Look at the land they gave us. They are expecting us to die!"

"Harvey,..Son..."

"Mom...Oldest brother and me is fine. But what about Cheska? Cheska is already 20. This girl....they want her to marry that old bastard! I will not allow it."

The woman continue to sob.

Xavier is holding his breath as he is trembling in his place.

His name...Harvey....

Oldest brother...younger sister....

'Your mother is a cry baby like you.'

His father used to tell him.

Xavier tried to stands up but he failed.

He is not sure if what he is hearing is real or it is a memory but obviously this is the reason why his father treasure this door. Why his father take good care of it and talk to it in a daily basis.

Why when he is celebrating anniversary he will drink near it.

He thought it was strange.

If he loves his family, why aren't he telling him where they are so they can visit their grave?

So this is why?

"Mom! Are you my Mom?" He shouted through the door.

Harvey and Layla was startled.

The closed door that swallow their love ones starts creaking open and a voice echoed inside.

"H-harvey! The door...the door that ate your father and your younger brother!"

Harvey is also stiff but he puts his mother behind his back first.

"W-who is it?" He asked the door.

"I--I am Xavier Austin! Are you my family?" He asks as his voice breaks in pieces.

Hearing such familiar but also unfamiliar name Harvey also broke into tears.

His mother was so excited she almost jump into the door but Harvey stops her.

"Mom it is not safe." Harvey said.

"Xavier! Xavier! Baby, I am mommy. I am your mother!"

"Mom? Mom...Mom!" He also shouted back.

He lied everytime....he said as long as he have his father, he will be complete.

But to be honest, he wants to have a real complete family.

With a loving mother and father.

"Xavier! Oh my...Xavier. My son!"

"Mom."

He doesn't know....

That behind that strange door leads the other half of his family.

He never would have thought.....how much his father is suffering knowing such thing.

His father most have suffered a lot. His mother and siblings must have suffered a lot. Only him, only he was protected from knowing how to long for someone that is an arm length away from you but will never reach you.