[Flashback]
A few nights ago, Atlas woke up earlier than usual. He slowly sat up, scratching his head, realizing he was waking up not on his bed. Seeing his family sleeping soundlessly in the family room, the initial panic in his heart quickly dispersed.
'Right,' he told himself, glancing at his second brother sleeping on his side. 'Slater suggested that we'd sleep together.'
Atlas was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as the movie started. A sigh slipped past his lips as gloominess crept into his heart. Thinking about his first practice game with the basketball team, he felt pathetic. He gained this new respect toward Hugo and his teammates, but at the same time, Atlas knew he would drag the entire team down.
'But I can't take back what was said now, can I?' he wondered, gazing at Hugo before Atlas quietly slipped away.
