Searching For Something More (Brallie FanFic)

Callie's POV

Callie:

"Search all you want, your not going to be able to find it," I knew everyone was looking for my mother's will. They needed it. That's why my old house and tree house haven't been claimed, why no one can live there yet. They can't take anything out of it yet because no one knows where all the stuff would go without the will.

"Why is that?" Stef asked, I trusted her and figured I should probably come clean eventually so why not to her?

"I didn't and still don't want to lose that house. Everything I ever knew it there. It holds my whole childhood besides the parts that are held here. My mother never wanted me to lose any of it either and I knew that and so she told me to hide it one day. Hide it where no one would ever find it" I stopped, finally locking eyes with Stef.  

"So you forget where you hid it?" I was glad that Stef didn't appear angry like I figured she would be. 

"No, I know exactly where it is. I just kept it there so no one would take everything from me". 

"Wait, have you even read it once? What if everything there was left for you?" Stef seemed confused and I haven't ever really thought about either of those things.

"I was like ten! I just hide it when she told me too, at that time I didn't even know what it was"

"Well, how about this, if we go find it and everything end up your and I'm your guardian we bring it to court. If not, we can act like it's still missing. All you have to do if get it" Stef put on a good argument and I actually liked the sound of the idea. 

"Well I'd go look but it's late," I stare at my shoes in the corner of the room, begging me to put them on and run to the house.

"I'll bring you and go with you if you want?" Stef offered sweetly, with her wide smile showing. I knew she wanted to go and read the will to. It was her best friend and my mother.

"I thought you'd never ask!" I smiled and jumped off my bed, I grab my floral Vans and throw them on.

We got into the car and started to leave the drive way, when Stef happily asked "Where too?" 

I looked to Stef, a huge smile breaking though before I give a small laugh, "You'd never guess, My house". 

Stef smiled, not surprised at all. It was silent for a while, as we both gathered our thoughts and feelings towards the situation but Stef quickly broke the silence with a question I knew I would hear sooner or later:

"Do you have feelings for Brandon?" Stef was in her serious mood which I didn't get much of from her and I knew I had to answer to the best of my ability. 

I stared out the window at the beach, allowing the moments Brandon saved me come back, the safety I felt in his arms. "Stef, I wish I could answer but it hard. There are those moment where every one pictures what it would be like to be with and have a family with their best friend, but everyone always pushes it away. Not wanting to lose the friendship if something goes wrong. Or thinking that their best friend would never think of them the same. I think if I do at the moment they are complicated". 

Stef seemed to be pleased as much as possible with my answer as we pulled into my old driveway. "Well, here we are". 

I did the follow me gesture as I got out and walked along to the back door. I stopped when we got in the back yard, staring at the tree house. I search along the pavement with my hand, finding the fault and pulling the key out. I unlocked the back door and enter into the house I hadn't been inside in years. Nothing had changed a bit. 

"Wow.." Stef seemed as surprised as I was that the house remained in such good shape being as empty as it was.

"Come on" I say smiling as  I walked up the small flight of stairs up into the bedroom that I once slept in every night and played in just as much. 

When Stef enters the room, she looks around with tears threatening to fall from her eyes. I knew she missed my mother and this house. I knew what I was going to do next was going to look stupid to her but it was what I had to do. I run my hand along the wall searching for the one thing leading to the will.

When we lived here, Jude and I always hid from my mom when she had a bad day. Over time we had found thousands of secret stairways and doors that lend to many different places through out the house and each of them contain their own adventures. 

I continue walking along the wall till my hand hits the smallest bump, that indicates the doorway. It was easy to miss so sometimes it took more then one try to find it. I push the spots the bumps were found and took a step back as the old doors slowly came open. 

"How.. what?" Stef stuttered, thinking she knew everything about this house but this was a Jude and Callie secret. 

"A lot of time in your bedroom can lead to finding things you'd never expect". I smirked and waved Stef into the doorway. It lead to a small room that was really a small play space for Jude and I. 

I sat Stef at the child's table in the middle of the room and open a drawer in the dresser. I pulled the drawer out and flipped it over to find the blue folder my mother will was in. When I open the folder I found it empty. 

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AN: Another part for today!(: 

I'm sorry, cliffhanger! I love cliffhangers! 

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