Adopted (a Fall Out Boy/Pete Wentz fan fic)

Chapter 84

Brandie's pov 

 Becka ran out and slowly I sat down on the couch. She's right. If dad hadn't been taking me to the cabin, if he hadn't been messing around with me, he'd still be alive. Ryan sat next to me, and I leaned on him, and he whispered, 

"Brandie I love you so much, and what happened to your dad isn't your fault. If it didn't happen to you guys, then it would've happened to someone else. And even if you guys were being serious, there's no garuantee that both of you would've walked away, or dodged getting hit all together. Becka's just in shock okay. She needs a way to show that's she's frustrated and hurt. It's not your fault." 

We stayed like that for a while, me wanting to say things but not knowing how. There was so many things that I had wanted to say throughout my lifetime, but now I didn't have the guts to say it. But now that needed to change. 

I opened my mouth to speak but there was a knock on the door. Slowly I got to my feet and grabbed my damned crutches., 

As I made my way to the door I heard everyone talking in hushed tones in the kitchen. Pete's voice growing louder. They were arguging. Soon all of their voices rose. I only picked up a few words from their argument. Brandie, staying, you're not taking her. That's all I heard before I made it to the door. It was obvious that no one else was going to get it. 

Once I had moved my crutches so I could open the door, I finally pried it open. I took a step back surprised at who was standing there. It was Claire, and she ws holding my dad's statue. 

She looked up at me and gave me a weak smile before handing to me whispering, "I'm so sorry." 

I stood there shocked as she started walking away. Claire was halfway down the path when I yelled, 

"Claire wait!" She stopped, in a surprised way and I took a few steps into the crisp night air. We stayed there looking at each other for a few minutes before I demanded, 

"Why are you giving this back? What's going on?" 

She just looked at me and whispered, "Something bigger then you can ever imagine."