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Today is the day that his father will be discharged from the hospital.

His father is very eager to go home of course.

He's been meaning to go home but he refused. There's no hospital in the other side. He can't let his father risk his life just to die after meeting his mother and siblings.

That will be really tragic.

Xavier intends to leave everything and go to the other side.

He bought a lot of things that may be use to exchange money in the other side like jewelries, food such as rice and live chicken. If his father didn't stop him. He really want to buy cows, pigs and ducks in bulks.

No matter what those things will be useful in the other side.

Fear that the door will close after crossing, his father told him that it is better not to risk it.

Yet his father has a sacks of seeds on his arms like him who is hugging a premium rice in a sack.

The two look at each other and laughs.

"We will cross now." His father shouted.

On the other side is dead silence.

Julius is scared and look at his son.

"They are inside dad. You can't hear them?"

His father shakes his head.

But his grips on the seeds are tighter.

"Let's go."

"Yes." Holding his father's hand on one hand and the other on the other hand.

They cross.

The blinding light and the people rushing to hug them.

After crossing. His father already let go of the sack of seeds and hugs back who ever it is that he is hugging.

In the corner is his crying wife.

As beautiful as he remembers her but older and thinner, also her skin is ragged and dark.

Yet he knows in one look that she is his wife.

The one he married that year and gave birth to his children.

"Wife!"

"Husband!"

Gerald helps his father who is trembling and the girl helps her mother to her father.

The two couple hugs each other and cried.

"I'm sorry for raising my voice that day. I am sorry that I said I should go and fight in the war."

"I'm sorry husband. I am sorry."

"You are right. Do not cry. You are always right. Our family is more important. Im sorry."

Julius kisses his wife's forehead and hugs her tighter.

Layla hugs him too and just cry without words how to decribe her feelings.

Everyone is looking at the happy couple with tears in their eyes when Harvey hurriedly run to catch his falling brother.

Xavier lost his consciousness.

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Xavier wakes up in a shabby but clean room.

He doesn't know where he was for a moment.

After they cross the door. He felt the sharp pain sinking in his right palm until he passed out from pain. Now his right palm has the same emblem from the strange door.

"Third brother,are you awake?"

A soft call comes from the woman on the door.

Pretty and precious can be said to her at first glance.

"Cheska, we talk behind the door for a week. Are you still scared of me?" He smiles and pats the space next to him.

"Sit down. Tell me where are the others?"

Cheska blushes and sits down. She is not used to seeing men besides from her brothers and even though she knows Xavier is also her brother, it is unavoidable to be wary and indifferent.

"Father, he is furious of all the evil things matriarch done to us. He went to the main house wanting to separate from them."

"You never told us anything. Who is this matriarch? Where is grandpa?"

He asks and sits down looking at Cheska.

"Grandpa is dead a long time ago. Mother said we can't tell you guys what is happening. What if you can't cross the door? You will only be left in despair as you know our situation."

Cheska looks at her brother who has such a beautiful skin.

She is ashamed to even show her hand to be compared.

Such beautiful skin, she hasn't seen someone else other than her own brother.

"What's wrong?" Xavier asks. He noticed Cheska is looking at his face.

"I look exactly like elder brother and second brother. Are you thinking I am fake?"

He teased.

Cheska is shock then she pouts.

"You don't look like Elder brother and second brother. They look rough, you look like a beauty!"

"I am a beauty?"

Cheska gasps and hide her mouth.

Seeing her comical expression makes Xavier laugh loudly.

Cheska blushes.

Harvey enters the room seeing Cheska and His third brother joking and smiling.

He smiles tenderly.

He is very close to Xavier when they were kids.

He often carry him despite being told not to because he is still small himself.

Now he is so big, it is impossible to carry him.

Xavier sees Harvey and he smiles.

There is strange familiarism even though it is the first time they met again.

Harvey hugs him and he hugs him back. Patting each others back.

"We used to play when we were kids. I missed you."

"Hmm.." Xavier closed his eyes and nod.

He knows this warmth at least.

"I missed you too, second brother."

Suddenly he remember being a small toddler following a taller boy as they sing together. Then the small boy stops walking.

"Are you tired? Second brother will carry you."

It is a short but precious memory that he wouldn't remember if he never came back.

Harvey's tummy grumble in the middle of a happy reunion.

Cheska blushes as Harvey scartches his head.

His stomach is not this loud before but as he become often hungry, his tummy begun to exhibit a hobby of embarrassing him to the people around. His grumbling stomach is a proof how deprived they were for food.

Cheska hurriedly make excuses for his second brother.

"I-It's because I haven't cook yet. Yes. Sorry second brother. I will go and cook now." Cheska said.

"What are you embarrassed? There is no one but family here." Xavier said and smiles. "Let me show you the ability I gain."