Eliot was a young orphan child who lived with his foster parents and their son Sean. He had a fulfilling childhood with his foster family, but he never forgot about that one night when his parents had to leave him for some personal reasons that they never told him about—only to never come back. Eliot and Sean had been together since they were teenagers and were really close to each other. They had no secrets between them. Eliot was a year younger than Sean. Sean was never mean to him, nor did he say or do mean things that might hurt him or his feelings. Eliot and Sean went to college and were really good in studies, but they were never in the same class. After they graduated college, they moved out and lived as roommates. But soon after graduation, Sean's father fell severely ill and passed away. His mother, Ms. Victoria, was very upset after her husband passed away and wanted Sean to stay with her a little longer. But he did not want to because of what he had experienced in the house. He said he would never forget the pain of being misunderstood and mistreated. His father had never really liked Eliot staying in the house and disliked Sean being nice, kind, respectful, gentle, and polite whenever he was around him. He had said mean things to Sean about how Eliot was just a street rat and that it was his face that had saved his life in his misery. Eliot had been a thirteen-year-old boy with skin as white as snow, cheeks rosy, and lips rose red. He had been in an orphanage when Ms. Victoria took pity on him and took him in as family. Sean had always stood up for Eliot, which had made his father really mad. So, Sean did not really feel bad about the passing of his father—after all, he hadn't been a great person. Eliot had been a kind child, so he could not say no to Ms. Victoria and agreed to stay. Sean had been furious about it. He had told Eliot that he had no right to stay at his father's funeral, saying that he was just taken in and was not their real child. Sean had also said that Eliot was just a mere pitiful orphan whom his family had decided to take in, and that he was their child and Eliot could never be equal to him. Eliot had been hurt. The pain he had tried to let go of had stung him once more, but this time the pain was even deeper than before. He had felt his whole world collapse into pieces, and he had been hurt and felt bad for a family that wasn't even his. He had wondered what he had even been thinking about. Eliot could not see the things in front of him—his vision had become blurry because of his tears. He ran from the church and kept running until his legs became numb. It had been winter, and he wore light clothes because that was all he had. It was freezing out there, but he reached the place he felt the most peaceful—the beach, where his parents used to bring him to have fun. But he always just sat in the sand with his feet soaked in the water, watching the sunset. In that place, no one judged him. Eliot spent the rest of the day by the beach, crying and blaming himself for wanting too much and not listening to Sean. It had been snowing outside, but Eliot had nowhere to go, so he stayed at the beach until sunrise. Then, he decided to find some place to work and get money to rent a small flat. Sean, on the other hand, felt a certain guilt—a pain he had never experienced before. He felt as if he should have just stayed quiet. He felt miserable. Misery took over. And soon, after a few days, Ms. Victoria passed away because of sickness. Sean became very lonely. He stayed indoors and had not gone out in days. Eliot worked hard and rented himself an apartment. He brought a few things from the orphanage to the foster house, which were his belongings. So, he went back to the place he once called home. The moment he entered, everything felt off. It was dark, gloomy, and Sean was nowhere to be seen

Eliot walked in the huge house where he had spent most of his teenage days. He went upstairs calling Ms. Victoria. Hearing her name Sean came out of his room to find who was making so much noise. The house was full of dust and things were falling apart. Sean was surprised to see Eliot in that place. Sean thought he was hallucinating but Eliot was in front of him. He had not eaten in days. After his mother had died he gave up on everything. His mother was the last person he had for surviving after Eliot left. He felt the guilt, but his mother was the only one with him after both Eliot and his father left. And now he lost both his Mother and Father to death and as for Eliot after all he said to him, how could he face him again. After seeing Eliot, whether he was a hallucination or actually there didn't make much difference to Sean; he felt too ashamed to say anything. He quickly turned around and walked away from Eliot. Eliot was shocked at the sight of Sean; the always cheerful boy who never stopped smiling was now gloomy and sad. Eliot ran after Sean but Sean went in his room. He locked the door and sat behind it. He felt bad for the unkind words he had said to Eliot and without him knowing tears started rolling down his eyes. Eliot was standing outside the door, begging him to open it, and Sean was so tired and weak he couldn't hold on any longer so he let Eliot in. Eliot walked in and helped Sean up and they both sat down in the hall room. Sean could not muster up the courage to look at Eliot. It had been a few months since the last met, and Sean looked so weak and fragile and he kept apologizing for the harsh words he said to Eliot. He felt bad for Sean and he said he had forgiven him long back but on the inside the damage had already been done. He made some food for the both of them and Sean finally ate something. Sean ate till he could not move, Eliot asked him about Ms. Victoria and how he had been doing since he left. Sean choked on his tears and said he felt like he should have just stayed at the funeral instead of being moody and saying bad things to Eliot. He said what he felt in these few months. Eliot felt guilty for not knowing what had happened and left him to suffer alone; he made a promise to never leave Sean alone because he is just a dumb but kind person who does not want to be a burden for anyone. Sean and Eliot talked for a while and Eliot told him that he had rented a small apartment and was there to get some stuff. Sean after hearing that felt like he was going to be alone forever and he wanted to be greedy and ask him to stay but he did not say anything because he did not have to; his expression said it for him. Eliot said he will clean the place and after cleaning he will move in. Sean was extremely happy after hearing it and helped Eliot in cleaning the house. After the cleaning was done Eliot went to his apartment and got his stuff and then he moved in and stayed with his only friend. Sean and Eliot talked about what they had experienced in the past few months and while they were talking it turned dark outside and they decided to go out to eat. They went to a restaurant near them and after their dinner they decided to go for a walk.

The night was chilly, and the two reunited friend was on their little walk together after a fine dinner at the restaurant nearby. With their stomachs full and happy, they decided to go to the beach for a few minutes for a little talk about what to do from now on. Sean and Eliot reached the beach and they walked on the sand talking about the past. Sean said he used to blame Eliot for his mother's illness, after she passed away he realized that it was his fault all along, only if he stayed no did not cause a scene at the funeral both Eliot and his mother would have been with him now. Sean's mother was very kind to Eliot she loved him dearly as if he was her own child. Sean felt guilty about that and started isolating himself because he did not want anyone else to be around him. Eliot coming back to the house and stay with him was a blessing for him. While Sean was talking about past, Eliot was listening to him talking and felt a bit guilty for misunderstanding him. Eliot did not know what happened because he was not there, after the talk they decided to just sit in the sand. Sean asked Eliot about how he had been in the past few months, Eliot did not know how to tell him about his feelings and his misunderstandings about Sean. Sean said to him that it is okay if he does not want to talk about it. They sat in the sand with their feet in the water that reminded Eliot of his childhood when his parents had brought him to the beach but this time he was with a friend who had been through a lot. While Eliot was deep in thought he felt something was on his shoulder and when he looked it was Sean's head on his shoulder asleep. Sean was such a pitiful person, he had been through a lot in a short period of time. Eliot felt bad for him. He did not want to wake Sean up after such a long day of work so he sat there and it was very late and the sun came up. When Sean woke up he found Eliot asleep with his head on top of his. When Eliot woke up he asked him why he stayed and he just should have woken Sean up and went home. Eliot responded that he was just wanted Sean to rest and he felt sean was very tired from the work yesterday so he just let him sleep. After they went back home for breakfast and Eliot made some food with what was there and they decided after breakfast they would go to the store to get something for lunch. They were going to the store and on the way, Sean was feeling better than before. Sean was shining bright and smiling a lot and he looked more like the child Eliot grew up now. Eliot sighed and said to Sean that he indeed was a pitiful friend, and Sean smiled even more brightly and asked if that was Eliot thinks of him. Eliot just smiled and nodded. Sean patted him on his head and said that he had grown up now, and also works at a small shop in the area where they lived. Eliot had really grown up now he does the outside work and Sean stays home and works online. After the shopping they went home together laughing and talking about things they saw on the way. When they were home, Eliot was cooking and he did not feel well, he felt dizzy and dropped the spoon that was in his hand. On hearing the sound of the spoon falling, Sean came in the kitchen and asked Eliot what happened. Eliot said nothing which worried Sean and he went to check Eliot temperature. Eliot had a fever and as Sean was checking the temperature, he fainted. Sean panicked and decided to take him to the hospital. The doctor examined Eliot and said Sean that Eliot had a mild fever and he will b fine in just a few day of rest. And they came back home. Sean sighed and asked Eliot who is the most pitiful person was between them now, Eliot smiled softly but did not respond and Sean took him to his room to rest and he went to get him something to eat.