Testing Fate

Part 27

Testing Fate

Part 27

*Selena’s POV*

“Are you sure you’re going to be okay while I go out for a bit?” I asked Justin as I threw everything I needed in my purse.

“Yes Selena,” he groaned playfully.

“I’m just checking. I want you to call you mother too, and tell her I said hi and that we need to catch up some time, okay?” I asked kissing him with a smile. “I love you. Be good.”

“Yes Ma’am,” he said saluting me. “I love you baby. Have fun.”

As soon as I jumped in my Ford, I used my blutooth to call Leigh.

“Hello?” she asked.

“Hey, it’s me. I’m on my way over. Do you have the stuff?” I asked her. A smile fell onto my face as it reminding me of a drug sell.

“Yeah, I got it,” she said and I could just tell she was super happy, but at the same time. I didn’t want to get her hopes up.

“Okay, I’ll be there in a minute,” I said crossing my fingers, hoping that this time it would turn out right.

Once I arrived at the familiar house, it was as if I could feel Brayden. He was all around me. For the first time since his death, I actually felt like he was with me.

Slowly I walked to the door, and at the same time James opened up with a smile.

“If you don’t mind me asking, why haven’t you moved?” I asked once I settled in the living room where I could practically see Brayden playing with his train set on the floor around the coffee table. I could hear his laughter filling the air.

“It may seem silly, but we both felt like if we moved into another house, we would be leaving Bray behind. We also never want to forget him, not that we will but this house is a constant reminder, you know? Of the good memories, the one’s where Justin and Brayden are building a Lego tower, and you walk by you happen to step on one and Brayden looks at you with his big eyes and tell you sorry, you can’t be mad at him,” he said with a smile as he thought back to the memory with tears threating to pour out of his eyes. He sniffled before regaining composer and letting a smile fall on his face. “We just could bring ourselves to do that.”

I nodded, lowering my head as I tried hard not to cry myself.

“I think Leigh’s waiting for you in the bathroom upstairs,” James said after a minute.

I nodded, quickly wiping a tear that fell.

I hurried up the stairs in the house that I knew just as well as mine, since I spent so much time here when Brayden was able to come home from the hospital. Justin and I would practically sleep here so we could spend as much time with him as possible.