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Meanwhile, Hugo stayed in his room as soon as they reached home. Since they left the station, his mind had been stuck on the family he encountered. He was in disbelief that such injustice could happen and even with the authorities involved, there was nothing that was done.

This was his first experience of another face of reality.

It was... infuriating - disturbing.

Knock knock

Hugo blinked and turned to the door, catching Atlas peek at the gap.

"You okay?" Atlas asked without even taking a step inside.

"Do I not look okay?"

"Yes"

Hugo chuckled and moved, adjusting his position on the bed. Atlas took this as an invitation to get inside the room, not daring to sit on his brother's bed with his outdoor clothes.

Yet...

"Why do you always lay down on your bed with your outdoor clothes?" Atlas couldn't help but ask. "That's disgusting"

"Did you come here to comfort me? Or criticize me?"

"Comfort you, but this habit is disturbing."

Hugo let out a deep sigh while Atlas decided to drop the subject.

"What happened while you were gone with Penny?" Like always, Atlas didn't beat around the bush. "I know something happened and you guys just don't want to tell us." "First Brother, is there something that goes past your eyes?"

don't do fortunes like Penny, so people still need to tell me things for me

the second time. Atlas would say things with

said that this country is the best place to live if you're a criminal. What he said made me angry, but at the same time, it says

angry

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abuser, blatantly abandoning her daughter in the process. I sympathize with them, but at the same time, I'm just seventeen. Even if it bothered me, there was nothing

"Right."

Atlas said was his honest thoughts about the story, but he also understood that he and Hugo were different in many

lift his

said

way you sulk in here tells me you blame yourself for

in his heart, he had to admit he was a little regretful, and in

belong, but I'm just saying even the police

but I don't like the feeling I felt today. I felt useless

feeling you felt today is something you'd feel many more times. You have to get used to it and use it as motivation to be

back to my room," he added and turned

the door,

us yet... how come you sound like you were exposed to it?" Hugo kept his eyes on

entirely a different story. In a way, I sort

star

can say that," he hummed before he resumed his steps. @ Hugo kept his gaze on his brother until Atlas closed the door behind him. The corner of his lips curled up a bit, shaking his

exposed himself in the reality of the weak... and yet, I've never seen him sulk. Hugo peeled his back from the headboard and flung his legs out of the bed. He rested his hand

to be weak, he told

an offer

the determination

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