Emotions welled up inside me when I saw my brother after four years of separation. We looked at each other through the crowd of people having fun at my friend's birthday party. We froze for a moment, as if we couldn’t believe our eyes.

Our family communication was difficult and strained due to a tyrant father who often showed aggression and control over us. I knew that Carlos had suffered even more than me, and it was not easy for us to cope with his pressure.

When my brother came up to me and we hugged, I felt all the negative emotions fade into the past. He started to leave, when suddenly I smiled at him and asked: "wait, can I come with you?” He looked at me in surprise, but then nodded.

We quietly slipped out of the crowd and out into the fresh air. Under the starry sky we talked about the past, about how hard it was for us under the same roof with our tyrant father. We shared memories, laughed and cried together.