At 8-years-old, Gabriel is in the hospital with cancer. He tries to be friends with Ty (8) who is also in the hospital. Ty runs off. When still in the hospital, Gabriel meets his birth father and his brother (Jye, 8). Ty gets adopted by Michael. Years later, Gabriel is still worried about Ty. An unknown man tells Michael that Gabriel still wants to be Ty's friend. He tells Michael the Church Gabriel goes to. When Gabriel sees Ty, he tells Ty he wants to be his friend. Ty runs off crying. In the parking lot, Ty has a breakdown in front of Michael. Gabriel and his family run over. Ty starts revealing what he went through before being adopted. Even though Ty never says anything, Gabriel, his brother, his cousins, and his family continue to visit Ty. When they are 18, Ty starts to volunteer at the Church where Gabriel's cousin John James (18) is the Pastor. He starts to try to let them in.