Tough Love-A Brallie Story

Remembering

Brandon's Point of View

Callie is really here! I missed her so much! When she first left I would wander around the street to find her and now sometime if I had a bad day or something I would drive around the city to see if I had any hope. But now she is here in my arms!

I had the biggest crush in her since I was 5 and now that I see her again those feelings are coming back but stronger. She is so beautiful! Even with her cuts and bruises.

We all ate dinner and my mom and I told Lena and the twins about Callie and Jude and how we had known them since I was born. We caught up about everything! After dinner I saw Callie go into the backyard so I followed her back there. I look back and she is sitting down in the grass that we would always go on to talk to each other and look at the stars or clouds.

"You know I still come to this spot to think." I tell her as I sit down.

"I wish I could've too." she replies.

"So how has the amazing Callie Jacob been some the last time I saw you?" I ask.

"Terrible." she mummers. She keeps her head down so she isn't looking at me.

"Hey," I scoot closer and lift her chin up. "Do you want to talk about it? It would help." I ask and she nods her head.

"When we left your house we went to our first foster house. Those people didn't care about is and we were there for 1 year until they decided that they didn't want us anymore so they gave us back. Then we went to the next one and they pretty did the same thing. When I was 14 we went to this really nice place. They had an older son and we got closer." I can see this is hurting her.

"You don't have to tell me."

"No. I want to." she says looking at me. "He was 18 when I was 15. He came I to my room one night and he forced me to have sex with him." when she says this I get very angry at who this guys is. I pull her to my chest as she cries.

"It's ok! You are fine now." I tell her. "You are safe with us."

"Thank you Brandon!" She says when she pulls away from my chest.

"I am always here for you! Always have always will." I tell her but saying that last part a little quieter. She smiles up at me and stands up.

"You coming?" she asks.

"I will be right in." she nods and walks inside. I just sit there and think. I now realize how much I missed her!

I sigh and walk inside. I have a audition tomorrow night so I go over to the piano in the living room to practice on a real piano not my key board. I start playing and I just put a lot into it.

I finish the song and sigh.

"That was amazing!" I turn around and see Jude standing there.

"Thank you!" I smile and he comes and sits next to me on the bench.

"What do you remember of my parents?" he asks me.

"Well, I remember them being great! Your mom was like my second mom. She was great. I don't remember much of your dad but my dad was better friends with him." he smiles at me.

"Can you teach me to play?" He asks.

"Yeah." I sit up and teach him the simple keys."Well that was good start. We will work more later." I tell him and he smiles.

"Thanks!" he quickly hugs me goes upstairs. I really did miss them!