Location: Saxon's House
Date: 5th April 2035
Time: 8:55 p.m.

I look over at the front door of my own house, my home, my father's home. After finally being out of the hospital and telling my friends about it, Colby has told someone to come pick me up. At first I thought he was joking, but a man suddenly asked me after I was out of the building...

I should have never underestimated him...

It was silent but the driver did ask a question, how I know Colby, how is he doing at school other than setting up a prank, on the scale of 1 to 10, how is it that I haven't lost my sanity with him... let's ignore the last part.

Just as I am right now, I am in front of the door. I took a deep breath and opened the door. To look around one more time, again, nothing but darkness is meeting with me in the living room.

Father might not be home, again...

The doctor did say they couldn't reach him somehow, but did send a voicemail...

I was ready to go upstairs in the dark but suddenly, a light came out of nowhere. I stop myself and look around one more time only to be greeted with the presence of my father. My father, who always has a stressed and serious look on his face. Very composed with himself and won't let his guard down unless he is at home, but now. The man in front of me didn't seem to have a shower and didn't shave his beard. His own father looked at me with disbelief.

I am still standing, I don't know what to say, what to do... Looking at my father like that. With that hair, that poor clothes he wears and that expression... I had never seen it before. Last time he did, it was when my mother died.

I am used to my father not paying any attention to me but... My dad looks at me now, "F-father?" I stuttered, I can't help but feel fear and confused by his expression and action, "You haven't gone to bed? C'mon, I take you to bed-"

I stopped myself when my father started to walk down the stairs. Finally in front of me but I stayed still, didn't know what to do. My father never hit me, never degraded me, my father never did any of that, except ignoring me and letting myself be independent but today, tonight...

I close my eyes tightly, waiting for any action... Waiting for anything that my father never did... However nothing came until I felt something wrap itself around me.

I opened my eyes and found my father hugging me...?

I just stand still until I hear a sob from this old man, "I'm sorry..." Those words, those two sentences are what made me even more stunt than ever...

Just as quiet I let myself be, I let my father continue, "I am so sorry for not being there for you, Nick, and Austin... I am sorry for not being there by your and Nick's side when I found out how Austin died... I am sorry for not being there for you when Nick was shot... And I am sorry for not noticing you... Phoenix..."

I was stunned and didn't move... I slowly raised my hands as my father continued, "You are my son, my only child left that your mother had until she left... You are the combination between us, proving that you are the reason we're here and also the balance of our family... When I look at you, I can't help but remember your mother's lullaby..."

Of course I know it, my mother...

"Dad..." I never called my father 'dad' but, I feel like it needs to be said... When was the last time I called him 'dad'?

I could hear another sob, and that's it, I hugged my dad back... Just like that, the sob never stopped until the old man said something again, "I wish I could hear it one last time..."

The Lullaby was left unsaid by the old man.

Charles Saxon, the man, the father of the Saxon household, his wife has died, his two children are gone and his only son is here... I am his son... The man couldn't help but cry more, he felt so guilty, so bad, nervous, afraid... Until he hears it again...

"The stars shining through the sky,

As it passes by...

Oh my shining star,

I am here with you,

Oh my shining star,

I listen to you as you call me...

Passing through the sky,

I called out your name,

As I blew pass by,

Hearing your name...

Oh my shining star,

I am here now,

Now my shining star,

Let us go to see...

What's behind those galaxies..."

The lullaby is being repeated again and again...

I, Phoenix Saxon, sing the lullaby that belongs to my mother. She sings it for me, I sing it for my brothers and now, I sing it for my father.

My father then fell down, dragging me with him and yet, he still cried. However the lullaby didn't stop as I continued it...

I'm sorry dad. Thank you mom. I'm sorry Nick, I'm sorry Austin. And thank you, Nyx.