Suddenly, I let go of the old photo I was holding and at the same time, one of my tears fell.

Everything is true. Everything Xander told me is true - he is my brother. But why did Grandma cheat me? Why did he hide everything from me? Why did he lie to me?

I closed my eyes and covered my mouth as my tears continued to fall.

"Grandma, b-why?" I said again and again. I just couldn't accept that Lola didn't tell me everything. After all, my parents are still alive. The fact that I still have relatives.

"Grandma, why did you lie to me?" I asked myself while still crying.

The next day I couldn't understand why I called Xander and met with him. I feel like when I woke up this morning I was a different person. The person, hoping to forget all the pain of the past and the person who is ready to forget the past just to bring back the smiles on his lips.

"So, you've figured it all out by yourself?" Xander asked me with amazement on his face.

I just smiled at him. Well, let's just say, I faked a smile. A smile that will hide all the pain inside.

"Actually, no. Even, if I don't know the answer to your question, maybe God let this happen so that my eyes can be opened to the truth about my personality," I said formally. I saw her smile.

These are the times. I feel that this is the first step toward change. Xander and I just talked about our childhood memories that I can't remember because I was too young then.

He told me everything about why I went to the Philippines and how I was left with Grandma.

After I heard his story, I couldn't stop crying. Tears because all my life, Lola made me believe that I was the only one in this world and that she was the only one who was my family. He also told me that I no longer have parents.

Grandma raised me as a poor person which is contrary to the real state of my life. Suddenly I remembered, when I was young, a boy asked me a question. His question is whether the Ruiz's on TV are my relatives. The rich and owners of world-class 5-star hotels, Airlines, and Restaurants. My answer to that is not because I don't know them, but it turns out that I am one of the Ruiz that the whole world admires.

"Xander..." I couldn't stop myself and my tears fell one by one. I saw a smile on his lips and slowly wiped the tears that kept falling from his face.

"I know Clare, you miss our parents. I can't blame you. You haven't seen them in years."

I teared up even more. Atlas, I can feel the love of a father and mother.

And we continued talking until it was time for brother Xander to leave.

"Bye," he let me know. There is a smile drawn here from the lips. I am very happy. I was happy and found out that I have an older brother and it's Xander.

Big brother Xander started walking away when I waved goodbye but before he got too far I called his name causing him to look back at me.

"Brother Xander..." he happily looked at me. And maybe because of the happiness in my heart, I immediately ran to hug my brother.

I hugged my brother tightly. He hugged me like that too. "Brother, I want to see Mom and Dad," I said softly. I heard him laugh and then said...

"Sure, they'll be happy when they know you're coming home"

- After 1 year -