Will It Ever Be The Same?

Chapter 7: Silence Speaks Louder Than Words

Previously: And the last thing I saw was the paramedics put me in the back of the hospital's van. And it all went black.

MARIANA's POV:

As the paramedics came to get Callie, I watched as her lifeless body was wheeled out. She had been so happy today, she had laughed so much. She's been through too much for this to happen to her. It just isn't fair. Her mom. Liam. Her adoption. Brandon. Everything happened to her. I sat on a cold seat in the ER van, silently praying. Jesus was right beside me. I knew he felt just as terrible as I did. She was our sister, and she would be no matter what.

"Shh, Mariana, she's going to be okay," Jesus said to me as tears came out, "She has to." And I knew I had to ask the one question I never wanted to ask, "But, what if she isn't?" and with that we both started crying. Each tear fell with the same amount of pain as the last. Nothing was said as sometimes, silence speaks louder than words.

BRANDON's POV:

At first, when Mariana called me, I thought she was joking with me Then I thought, "Wait. This isn't a joking matter." I stood up quickly, got my keys, and drove as fast as I could to the hospital she was going to be treated at. Catherine followed me into my car. Sure enough today there had to be a major accident, blocking the road. I promised Callie that I would protect her, but I didn't. I don't know what I'll do if I can't hear her beautiful voice call my name, or if she can't stand next to me at my wedding. My wedding. It was supposed to be with her. I ruined it. My thoughts were interrupted by Catherine, "Hey. She's gonna be fine. I mean it's not that severe." This is when I realized that Cath knew. This must be why she's being a jerk to everyone. But, I remained calm, and said, "She will. She's my fighter. She's my Callie." And when Cath plugged in my iPod, and Outlaws played, I knew that if she wasn't okay, I wouldn't be either.

JUDE's POV:

I can't believe what Stef just told me. Callie's hurt. We rushed over to the hospital, but the doctors wouldn't let s see her. They were running major tests on her. Brandon wasn't here yet. Wow, I thought he would've been the first one. Callie can't die, she's my sister. I love her. My thoughts were pacing around, in such a disorganized way. Lena came over to talk to me. "Honey, she'll be okay. The doctors are trying to regulate her breathing." Regulate her breathing? So, now there was a problem in her lungs, as well? She has to be okay. It's all Liam's fault. It's all my fault. I should've kept her here with me. None of this would've happened. Suddenly the door swung open, and in came a crying Brandon and an emotionless Catherine.

STEF's POV:

My daughter was lying in a hospital bed, dying. I vowed to never let that happen to any of my children. I can tell that Jude and Brandon are mad at themselves, and that the twins are dying inside. We all just want to know what happened to Callie. As much as I know how much Brandon and Callie love each other, I think they are over that. I think Brandon just wants to know that his best friend will be there on his wedding day. And if we loose Callie now, the world, our world will fall apart. She was just supposed to be a short time adoption, but it turned out to be everlasting love. No matter what we just need to know that she is alive. I just need to know. She's come too far to fall now. Without me knowing, tears were falling.

LENA's POV:

This sucks. It's hard for all of us. Watching Callie, so helpless. We all know she would fight back if she could. It pains me to see my children worried id they will see their sister again. It pains me to see Jude and Brandon blaming themselves. It pains me to think of how Jesus and Mariana felt when their twin date ended so poorly. I want to stop it all, but I realize that I am not in control this time. I am facing feelings that I haven't felt since I lost Frankie. Feelings I can't deny. Thinking back, the only truly happy day this family had was the camping trip. Something always disturbs the flow of life.

BRANDON's POV:

I made it to the hospital twenty minutes later. I didn't kw what to expect. Everyone was huddled around, crying and sobbing. After sitting down for a while, I heard the door open. It was the doctor. I stood up and ran ot him, as if he were holding the golden prize. "Family of Callie Jacob?" "Yes, yes I'm her foster brother." We all huddled around the doctor. "I am happy to say, the operation has worked. Callie's life expectancy has been expanded to another two months." I was so happy to hear this. ii could actually feel the weight being lifted off of my shoulder. "But," and I paused, scared,"we are very sad to report that the cause of this heart failure was to do high stress and pressure. We scanned Callie's brainwaves, and this is what it shows. She is very prone to heart failure, even with her extended life expectancy. You need to be careful." He walked away after adding on that we could now visit Callie.

Lena quickly said, "Okay, so who added stress to Callie's mind today? Was it you Brandon? Or was it the twins? So far she's only spoke to you three today." "It wasn't me moms. We were laughing today," I said as I thought to see if I may've said anything that caused stress. "It wasn't us either mom. We didn't talk about anything sad today," the twins added. "Okay then. We'll ask Callie herself. Now B, you can visit her first, then the twins, then Mom and I , and finally Jude. We'll give you longer to talk to her.

I walked into Callie's room slowly and carefully. She could be awake. "B?" Callie called out. Her voice was struggling to make noise. "Yes, Cal, it's me," I said, "How are you feeling?" "Better than ever!" I chuckled. She was still the old Callie, just in pain. "Gosh Cal, I was so scared when the twins called an told me that you collapsed. I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to see you ever again." "Well, B, I am not dying before I see you get married. I will only die after." We just sat there. I held onto her hands, and slowly kissed her forehead. Man, I'm so glad that she's better now. Or at least getting better.

CALLIE's POV:Brandon just came. I was so scared that I wasn't going to make it. I needed to see him get married before I dies. I needed to make sure he was happy. I needed to make sure he knew I loved him. When he kissed my forehead, I thought back to our chat in the tree. How he told me he would always love me, and I told him we needed to move on. It was all so real. Everything.

Now, Mariana and Jesus were in my room. They had truly given me a night to remember. "Cal, I'm so sorry. It wasn't supposed to end like this," Mariana said. Jesus continued, "But we are so glad you're okay. You scared us to death." "I love you too, now don't be worried. Just as they walked out, Moms walked in. "Hey hun, how are you feeling?" Stef asked. "I'm fine Mom." Lena said, "Well that's good. Listen we have some news for you," and now I was tensing up," no Cal, it's not bad. We know how much Brandon wants you to be there for him on his wedding day. So, just in case, we are going to move the wedding day up to three weeks from now. Is that okay?" I wasn't mentally prepared for this, so I just shook my head yes. So, I'll only get to talk to Brandon for another three weeks. After today, it seems impossible to do. Stef continued talking, "And honey, we know that this heart failure occurred due to some kind of stress or pressure. Who was it? What was it?" "Stef, it was nothing," I couldn't tell her about Catherine,"I was just thinking about how Brandon's getting married soon, and I guess I was just overwhelmed with the fact that we're all growing up so fast." "Aw, you'll always be our babies. After Jude comes in, get some rest, okay?" "Ya. Love you guys." So they believed me. Yay, I guess it was kinda true.

Jude walked in. He immediately said, "I''m glad you're okay. I love you." He just sat there in silence for the rest of the time. Neither of us said anything. He put his head on my shoulder, and layed there. Just like old times.

A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Recently my Science Olympiad team made it to states, and we are just hard core training. I will try to update regularly starting now. It's just kind of difficult to get the ideas flowing through my head, and getting them sorted out. But, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The finale was so great, no Brallie scenes though :(. But who do you think the fatality was in the car crash? I think it was Ana or Jesus, but Jake's recent tweet has definitely confused me. And all the recent Mavid pics and the tweet from the fosters. Is it real? Sorry for the rant. Now, we wait until the summer. Love you all. <3