Tough Love-A Brallie Story

3 Months Later

Callie's Point of View

It has been 3 months since Brandon went into the hospital. They said he had just over done it instead of resting. He is better now. Of course Stef was pissed when she wasn't called right when the fight happened but she got over it quickly and just worried about Brandon and Mariana being okay. Everything has been pretty normal. We haven't had any problems in a long time. Except just a couple of days ago my mom started acting weird. She always talks to Stef in private and she is much more protective. She won't even let me walk across the street without her watching me or walking my over there.  I have talked to Brandon about it and he said that he notices it in his mom too. We are still yet to ask them about it, but it will come out one day.

 Right now Brandon is working on a new song in his room and I am just sitting on his bed thinking about everything. I can't get out of my mind, my mom being so odd lately! It's going to drive me crazy if I don't figure it out!

"Callie!" Brandon waves his hands in front of my face breaking me out of my thoughts. 

"Yeah." I say looking up at him.

"I asked if you are hungry?"

"Sorry, I was...thinking." I tell him and he comes and sits next to me on the bed.

"About what?"

"My mom has been acting weird, like I said, and she is scaring me!"

"Well I have no clue what it is. It can't be that bad because they would have let us know or made sure that everyone was safe. It's probably nothing." he tells me and it calms me down a lot.

"Yeah, I am probably over reacting!"

"So are you still hungry?" he asks while pushing some hair behind my ear.

"Yeah." I smile at him and we walk downstairs hand in hand.

    When we get downstairs Stef and my mom are in the kitchen talking. I stop Brandon in the hallway so we can listen to their conversation.

"What are we going to do? They are going to come after me and the kids!" my mom asks.

"I don't know! We can't take them to another safe house, they would know where we are right away." Stef tells her.

"This is all Donald's fault! He told me it was safe to come back to the kids, that they wouldn't do anything to us again!"

"Well I guess he got back into the business." What business? I look back at Brandon and he is as clueless as I am! I start to walk into the kitchen but Brandon grabs my arm.

"Where are you going?" he whispers. 

"To find out more about this!" I whisper back and walk into the kitchen. They both stop talking immediately when they see me walk in.

"Hi sweetie! What d-" my mom starts but I cut her off.

"Who's after us?" I blurt out.

"What do you mean?" she asks acting like she knows nothing.

"Bullshit! 'They are going to come after me and the kids' what is that about?!"

"Lets go outside." my mom tells me and I follow her out the front door and we stand in the front yard. "You know the people that were after your father and I?" I nod slightly. "Well they are back..."

"Why didn't you say anything?!" I yell. 

"I was protecting you!"

"I can protect myself!" 

"No you can't! You are 16 years old! You are still a child!" my mom yells back.

"I'm not! I became an adult the day you and dad walked out on us! I had to raise Jude! I had to teach him everything and protect him!" I yell back with tears streaming down my face.

"Well I am here now!" 

"Really? Because you are at work all the time!"

"Where is this coming from?" 

"I never wanted to say anything because I wanted Jude to be happy! I still haven't forgiven you yet." I say the last part quietly. My mom starts coming towards me and gets in my face.

"You do not talk to me like that!"

"What?! I am just telling you the truth!" The next thing she does, I would never expect her to do! She slaps me right across the face. I grab my cheek where she hit me and look up at her with tears pouring out of my eyes. "You're no better than Dad!" I spit in her face and start walking across the street to our house. 

"Where the hell are you going?!" she yells after me. I get to the other side walk and turn around to face her. 

"I am getting the hell away from you!' I yell back. She starts to step into the middle of the street, when a car comes speeding through and hits her and drive away. I scream a ear piercing scream and I see Brandon and Stef sprinting over to us. I am frozen in my spot bawling as I look at my mother lying in the street cold. 

Brandon gets to me and wraps his arms around me and pulls me to his chest. I see Stef on the ground next to Mom. She is shaking her and yelling something. I hear Brandon trying to ask me something but I can't talk, move, or even think. I am frozen!

I see Jude, Mariana, and Jesus making their way out of the house. I see Jude make eye contact to where our mom is and I see his eyes turn wide and he sprints to her and Stef on the ground. Jesus follows him and Mariana comes over to Brandon and I. I hear them yelling and people saying my name but all I can think about is my mom getting hit. It keeps playing through my mind. I am still shocked!

Next thing I know an ambulance is taking her away.

"Callie we need to go to the hospital." Brandon says to me and I start walking to the car. I see Jude bawling just like me and I go over to him and hug him tightly. I need to be strong for him right now! 

Brandon drove us to the hospital and when we got there Stef was in the waiting room and came up and hugged Jude and I. She looks at Brandon and motions him to follow her around the corner. I let them go and I sit down in the chair next to Jude and Mariana.

"Callie, I am so sorry about your mom!" Mariana says putting her hand on my back. 

"You didn't do anything." I snap.

"I didn't have to do anything to be sorry." she says still looking at me. I look away from her and towards Jude. He is silently crying. I just rub his back and am there for him. I feel tear slowly pouring down my face. I try to stop but they won't.

Stef and Brandon come back over from talking and they are both crying. Brandon is trying not to but I can see he is. I slowly stand up when they come closer to us.

"How is she?" I ask them.

"Well, sweetie. I want you to know that what am I about to tell you..." Stef starts "everything will be fine!"

"What is it?" I ask geting worried.

"Your mom...she's dead."

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Okay, so I am sorry it was short and ended like that! Also that it took so long to write! I had a lot going on! My birthday was on Friday and I got my phone stolen, then I had a soccer game and track meet on Saturday and  today I was working on this chapter on and off. But I will try to get the next one out soon so everyone isn't waiting for forever!