The New Fosters: A Brallie Story

Chapter 55

Callie's POV:

Crying. Crying is a normal reaction, to good news, to bad news, to joy, to pain, crying as a natural reaction, to everyone but me. Crying is weakness. I grew up at eight years old. My mother died, my father went to jail, and I went into the Foster system, being the only person to take care of my four year old brother, but I didn't cry. I have been hit and kicked and beaten and unwanted and raped, but I never let a tear fall. I have only ever had one weakness, and that was Jude. I have always had to be the strong one for him.

Then I was sent to the Fosters. I was without Jude, I didn't know if he was okay and I let the tears fall. It was the first time in a very long time that I let tears fall. After that was when I ran home after kissing Wyatt in front of Brandon. Then shortly after, me telling Brandon that Liam raped me. Brandon was the first person I had cried in front of other than Jude. After that was when I told Stef and Lena. When I saw Liam out side of my window and couldn't breathe, I cried to Brandon. When I found out that I was pregnant after Liam raped me again, had my first miscarriage, and almost died. That was when I let one more person into the small group of people that I trusted and Ty saw me cry for the first time.

This week I have cried more than all of those times put together. Maybe I trusted people more now, maybe I was becoming weak, or maybe it was the hormones. I really don't know which. I felt helpless and, to me, that was the worst feeling in the world.

I wake up the next day with Brandon nowhere in sight. I get up slowly and get dressed. I go downstairs to the living room, but he isn't there. It seems that nobody is in the house. I am alone. I go back upstairs to my room and lock the door. I don't know why but I sit on the floor, curl into a ball, and add to the outrageous amount of tears I already shed. I don't know how long I sit there, but it's a long time.

I hear a knock on the bathroom door and know that it's Ty. "Callie, open the door please." I don't move. "Please. I'm sorry about yesterday just open the door please." I don't move. He opens the door, apparently I forgot to lock it. He sees me, curled up on the floor leaning against the wall crying. He kneels down in front of me. "Callie what's wrong?"

"Me."

"What? What's wrong with you?" He asks nervously.

"Everything?"

"Callie where is Brandon? Did he do something? What happened?"

"Stupid. I'm so stupid. Why can't anything ever be simple or okay in my life? What is wrong with me?"

"No you are not. You here me Callie? You are not stupid, nothing is wrong you. Cal, where is Brandon?"

"He probably left me like everyone does eventually." He squints his eyes and shakes his head at me. He it's down next to me and puts his arm around me, holding me close to him.

"You are going to be okay, I promise you everything is going to be okay." He assures me. He takes his phone out of his pocket with one hand with the other arm wrapped around me. He dials a number and puts the phone up to his ear. "Brandon. It's Callie, something's wrong with her. Where are you?" There is a pause. "At home." There is another pause. "I don't know what's wrong with her, but you need to get here." There is one last pause. "Bye." Then he hangs the phone up and hugs me until Brandon walks through the door.

He sees me and rushes to me. Holding my face in his hands and looking me in my teary eyes he asks frantically, "Callie, baby, what's wrong? What happened?" Truthfully, nothing happened. I can't explain what happened. Everything ran through my mind, incapacitating me.

"Callie, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong. Please Cal, help me out here." He pleads.

"Callie I'll be right back." He goes in the bathroom and starts to riffle through his pockets for something. Ty gets up from next to me and walks to Brandon. They try to whisper but I still hear what they're say.

"Brandon what the hell is going on with her?" Ty asks.

"Ty I don't know and I don't have time to talk to you about it. I have to find this number." Brandon says in a frustrated tone.

"What? Who's number could be so important that you need to find it right now?" Ty counters angrily.

"Her doctor's Ty. I'm trying to find a way to help her because I don't know what to do, but I do know that you are not helping me right now."

"Doctor? Brandon what's wrong with her?"

Brandon sighs. "She was pregnant and had a miscarriage yesterday. I took her to the ER, they gave me take home instructions and a number for an on call doctor to call if anything happened. That's the number I'm trying to find now."

"When did all of this happen?"

"We told you, my moms, your mom, and then she said she was tired. She fell asleep and then, we'll then it happened and I woke her up and took her to the ER. Okay? I don't know what's wrong with her right now but I'm sure it has something to do with that."

He takes a folded up piece of paper from his pocket and dials a number once it's unfolded. I stand up and run out of the room. I love both of them but I need to be alone. I grab my keys from the hook when I get to the kitchen and run out to my car. Helen bought it for me as an adoption present. It was a silver Volvo SUV with leather seats.

Behind me I hear the boys yelling my name and at each other. "Callie! Oh God this is all my fault." Brandon says.

"Yeah it is." Ty shoots back.

"Shut up Ty, it's not like I meant for it to happen."

"You mean getting her pregnant? I have a fool proof way, keep it in your pants."

"SHUT UP TY!"

"SHE COULD HAVE DIED, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? CALLIE COULD HAVE DIED YESTERDAY. SHE ALMOST DID LAST TIME AND SHE COULD HAVE YESTERDAY!" Ty shouts. I've heard enough. I get into my car and slam the door. I pull out of the garage as the run into it. I speed off down the street.

"CALLIE!" They both yell after me, but I'm already gone. I don't know where I'm going but I have to get away from everything for a little while.

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Author's Note:

Hey guys! I have a two and a half day school week! WOOHOO! That means extra chapters! Hope this one was okay for ya. Love you guys. I love your comments so keep COMMENTING AND VOTING PLEASE!

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