history: My brother is not coming home this weekend. I am a little upset about it My brother is not coming home this weekend_comma_ I am pretty upset about it Is there a way you could go and see him?
current: He lives a few hours away, maybe some other time
next: I'm sorry you won't get to see him this weekend - perhaps you can have a nice long phone call or skype or something to catch up until you can see him again.