Love at First Sight

chapter 14

I cry and cry and then I look up and see Drew's mom standing there with her hand on her mouth, and the other neighbors looking out their door's. Mrs. Goods gets out her phone and dials 911.

 "Hello, yes there's been an accident."

 The police came five minutes later and I was on the ground crying into my moms bloody chest.

 "Excuse me, you have to step back please," the police tell me.

 "No, no I can't!"

 "Casey, you have to," says Drew really worried about me. I obviously have mascara running down my cheeks.

 "No!" I keep holding on to my mom not wanting to let her go. "Mom!" I yell as if I think she's going to wake up if I scream loud enough. I take my time down on the ground with my mom and then I kiss her cheek and finally get up.

 Drew pulls me into his arms and I cry into his shoulder. He pats my back and continuously whispers it's gonna be okay, when I know it won't be. Now I don't have a family, my sister is gone, my dad is gone, and my mom is gone too.

 "Drew, I don't have a family now," I cry.

 "I'm so sorry. I mean you have me, my mom, my dad, and my brother, it's not the same I know."

 "Drew thank you." Drew kisses me.

 "I love you so much and I would do anything for you."

 "I love you too."

 While the police are outside investigating, Drew takes me inside and sits me by the fireplace since it's winter now and twenty days away from Christmas. Drew wrapps me in a blanet and makes me hot chocolate and we just sit together.

 "Drew, that was all my fault I could've saved her." 

  "That was not your fault don't even think that it is!"

 "But Drew, my mom is gone and so is my dad, and so is my sister."

 "I know and I am so sorry, I really am I swear to God."

 "I know, I'm just glad that you are here," Drew hugs me and then kisses me.

 A few minutes later we see Drew's mom walk in.

 "Casey, I am so sorry, whoever the person that shot her was is going to be found and in huge trouble, I promise it'll get better, you just have to hang in there sweetheart."

 "Thanks mrs. Goods," she smiles at me and then walks to her room upstairs. 

 Drew helps me up off of the ground after I'm done drinking my hot chocolate and we go upstairs.

 "I know it'll be hard, but try to get some sleep okay babe?" I nod my head at him.

 We lay in bed and spoon. I like when Drew holds on to me it makes me feel safe, I feel safe whenever I'm around him because there's just something about him. I finally close my eyes after looking at the wall for thirty minutes.

 The next morning I get up and I look outside and the rest of my neighbors are all putting up Christmas decorations, but I look at my house, and I see that my mom isn't out there putting up lights, and I'm not over there helping her, because I know that she's not going to put them up this year because she's gone, but I'm sure she's dancing under Christmas lights in heaven with my dad and my sister. I start crying again, to think that all of those family traditions aren't going to happen this year breaks my heart into a million pieces like glass being shattered againist the floor.

 Drew comes up behind me as I'm looking out the window and puts his hands on my shoulders. I pull him closer so he's hugging me from behind. I just keep crying until there's no tears left.

 "I'm gonna get dressed," I tell Drew my eyes all red and itchy.

 "Okay, I'll be downstairs." I see Drew go downstairs and I head into the bathroom to change into my clothes from yesterday.

 I start to walk downstairs and I hear Mrs. Goods say something.

 "Oh honey I think that's wonderful of course I'll let you," she says cheerfully. What they're talking about, I don't know.

 Then I show myself. "Oh hi Casey good morning," says Drew's mom still happy and cheerful.

 "I think we're just gonna stay home today mom."

 "I think that's a good idea. Casey, would you like to help us set up Christmas decorations?"

 "Oh god, we always go all out, because my mom loves Christmas," Drew tells me. I'm considering the offer, it would hurt for me a little bit, but I need to get used to this, my family is gone forever.

 "Sure, if you want me to help."

 We go out in their garage and get the Christmas boxes out. There are at least twenty full Christmas boxes. We unack everything and seperate the lights from the blowups.

 "Hey mom, is the little bro gonna help?" Asks Drew about his brother, I smile.

 "He said he didn't want to."

 "Oh okay then it's just me and you," Drew says smirking at me. I laugh.

  We go inside and take a break to get hot chocolate. Drew smashes the whipped cream in my face with his hand.

 "Hey!" I get him back.

We end up running around the kitchen trying to hit each other with whipped cream, and then we kiss, both of our lips covered in whipped cream go together and it seems right, I forget about everything else that's happening to me right now and just focus on the kiss and the boy that's right in front of me, Drew Goods, my boyfriend the most amazing boyfriend in the whole world.