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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?"

everything in one glance. I don't do fortunes like Penny, so people still need to tell me things for me

the second time. Atlas would say things with

encountered something that's very infuriating, Hugo summarized the situation from start to finish. Not that he made the situation sound light, but he just told what was important. "It's annoying, and it's disturbing. One of the troublemakers in the station even 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 a lot of things. Atlas rocked his head. "I see. his reaction didn't

angry

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family, and it's not my business. The battered wife chose to protect her abuser, blatantly abandoning her daughter in

"Right."

honest thoughts about the story, but he also

second brother lift his eyes back to him. "It's

never said it's

the way you sulk in here tells me you blame

but he shut them again. Deep in his heart, he had to admit he was a little regretful, and in a

where it doesn't belong, but I'm just

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

and use it as motivation to be in power to

going back to my

reached the door, Hugo's

us yet... how come you sound like you were exposed to it?" Hugo kept his eyes on his brother's figure, watching Atlas slowly look back at

In a way, I sort of exposed myself to the ugly

the star

steps. @ Hugo kept his gaze on his brother until Atlas

never seen him sulk. Hugo peeled his back from the headboard and

to be weak, he told himself. "I'll climb my way up

him. It wasn't like he never got an offer before. However, he knew that if he enlisted, he had to leave home. He didn't want to leave Penny and

the determination in his heart

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to be higher than an

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