DROWNING DESTINY

Chapter 11

He then went out from his room and walked directly to the kitchen and take out the remaining 3 bottles of beer he was drinking earlier. Maybe, this alcohol could help him a little and take out the things that are running in his head just to bother him for something he do not understand.

He couldn't think of anything now, he was still thinking of what his brother said in that video. That was something, and that means something. His father also spilled some tea about it. And maybe, his dad knew something about it.

From the terrace, he noticed that some of the people that attended the funeral already gone. He decided to come over and look at his brother. In less than 24 hours, they will be putting Harry 6 ft under the ground and they will be no longer see him anywhere.

"Harry, what the hell was that?" he whispered while looking down to his lying brother inside this box. "I was thinking of asking Leticia, however, I know this won't fo good for her."

Things are running in his head, staring at his brother while so much bothered of these things. Naizen took a deep breath and sighed. From his peripheral view, he saw his mother coming over. Since the very first day that Harry's remain came home, there wasn't a chance of them to talk. He didn't even ask his mom how was she for he knew how much of a pain this would cause — literally caused into their mother.

Their mother was the most loving person this world can be. She always make sure that both of them won't get hurt that even if she know declining for a certain thing from his father would hurt him bad, his mom would make him sure do it so he won't get hurt. He hate her mother being afraid of his father for him and Harry but she was so strong for always standing in front of them.

Now, he do not know what else has running into his parent's mind. His father has something similar to Harry's statement in his video while he has no idea if his mother know about this.

"Will you please listen to me this time?"

He heard his mom mumbled when she reach beside him.

"Mom," he greeted her. He then saw how swollen his mother's eyes. She was obviously lack of sleep and for the 5 days of Harry's funeral, his mother suddenly lost weight. He felt bad about that but he would admit he didn't notice such thing for he chose not to look at his mother this close since day 1.

"I have lost you brother for forever now, Naizen," she said sobbing and that seems to be shuttering his heart into pieces.

This was the last thing he ever dreamt of hearing — his mother's cry and the last thing she imagined seeing — his mother's tears.

"I am so sorry for what happened, mom. But please, don't lose yourself. I am certain that Harry will never be happy from above seeing you losing yourself, you lost weight, mom," he said.

His mom immediately pulled him into a very tight hug and he immediately heard how hard and deep his mother crying in his shoulder. He gave his mother back the tight hug, he shut his eyes close to keep his tears in his eyes and never let it went out from there for there are couple of eyes looking at them.

"Our lives would be so much different now, son. We can no longer be seeing your brother. Our every family dinner during his free day, I don't know how is that would going to run till the end of time. Naizen, why Harry? He was so much inlove with his job, he was so dedicated to this country, why him?" his mom sobs and he can now feel the wetness of his shoulder because of his mother's tears.

"If only I have the right and exact reason mom, that for sure would lessen the pain of losing Harry," he responded. He was having a hard time to think of the best answer to let him mom heard from him.

For he, himself, was struggling for his own just to think of the possible reason and caused of his brother's death because of that video. After, Harry's funeral, he will be finding this out. He will learn the truth about it, if this the ABYSS, then they will be paying for it.

Harry was a fair person and so, he will never be doing something illegal he knew would never be so proud of Harry. He will still be taking care of his brother's legacy, his brother's name and the respect of his people and of the other people.

"I was asking God why I had to lost my son for it was supposed to be the son lost his mother. If only I could replace myself in exchange of your brother's life, I would never had a second of it," he heard his mother responded.

Even if he knew it was just said because of the pain she as feeling at this moment, he didn't like hearing such words. He just chose to nodded his head to support his mother's chosen words to say.

"Stop saying like that, mommy. I am also in pain because of Harry's death, but please don't say that mom. Harry and I, we are both going to die for you mom. We would never let anything hurt you, so please, stop saying like that for Harry. He would never be happy hearing you saying such thing," he said.

And in his long words, he shut his eyes again when his mom tightened her arms around his body and cries heavily. He would rather be in this situation that seeing his mother face to face with full of tears in her eyes.

He was about to move when he felt his mother getting heavy in his arms and stopped hearing his cry. He carefully checked his mother and saw her sleeping in his shoulder while tears are continuous.

He immediately carried his mother in his arm and to bring her in their room for her comfortable rest. His heart was shuttered looking at his mom in this state. He was Harry's brother, but he knew he couldn't underestimate the love and pain of a mother towards their children.

He knew his mom would be in this same state when he was in Harry's situation. He couldn't imagine that thing.

He looked at his side when Ellen immediately succored unto him while he was about to step up the stairs to bring his mother in the master's bedroom. People was just looking at them as he passed them by and get out the place where the funeral of his brother was held.

It was his father who chose to held the funeral in their yard and his mother liked it as well. They don't want to spend the rest of Harry's days somewhere in the place of other people. It wasn't a problem for they have a huge yard for people that would want to attend.

"Naizen, we need to talk. I have something very important to tell you," Ellen whispered. She was moving her eyes left and right that seems to be checking of somebody was there.

Naizen got that action and he would say, Ellen's move was clearly suspicious and obviously was about to get into a secret and all.

"In the terrace," he responded and immediately go straight to the master's bedroom while Ellen went straight to the terrace.

His father surprised him the moment he opened the master bedroom's door. His dad looked at him and widened it's seeing his mother in his arms. His father was just sitting in the bed and he seems to be thinking so deep of something he do not know.

"What happened?" his dad immediately asked and give him the way to put his mother in the bed carefully.

"Mom fell asleep in my shoulder," he responded while carefully putting his mom in the bed.

He was about to get here out when his father spoke.

"Son."

He stiffened the moment he heard the word his father he chose to call him. This was the first time he heard his father called him that. He was just Naizen and was never a son. It was just Harry all their lives. He gulped before he slowly turned his head to meet his father's gaze.

"Dad?" he mumbled.

His eyes widened when his dad run to pulled him into a hug. "I hoped I wasn't late. When I heard that your brother was gone — was dead, I was mad and was so afraid. All this time, I treated him as my son — my only son for I wasn't giving you attention. It shakes my world to realize that I still have a son right there."

Naizen couldn't choose the right word to respond into his father's statement. It shocked him literally. He couldn't think of the time that would possibly come like this. He didn't even said a thing until he heard his dad' sniffles that widene his eyes even more.

"I apologize for forcing you to be in the place you don't like to be in, son. I just want to make sure that the legacy our name, would never end. That you and Harry's future family would have the best of the lives they deserve."

He just stayed still and didn't answer until his dad was the one that let go of him. He looked at his father and saw how crystal of a eyes his dad has because of the tears that are formed in there.

"I would personally go to you when time comes that I become interested of the business, dad. For now, I just have something very important to do. This unexpected thing came up dad," he said in his low tone.

His father smiled and didn't ask for further explanation that he was thankful of.

"Just please don't make your colleagues call me and your mom just inform us that you are gone," he chuckled a little with his father's words.

"I promise, dad. I will be doing this for Harry," he responded that slowly fade his father's smile. Now, he knew his father got what he was saying. "Yes dad, I will be joining military and will continue his legacy."