I love you

hes gone

Kara pov:
Its about eight at night and I'm doing the laundry, I finish folding the last sheet when I hear a knock at the door.
" coming!" I shout
I open the door to Corey stood he looks at me, I can tell hes been crying.
" hey, have you been crying?" I ask
" hey, can I come in" he asks with a shaky breath
" yeah sure what's wrong?" I ask stepping aside
" emily" he says
He doesn't need to say anything else.
" what happened" I say sitting down on the couch patting the space next to me he sits.
" well you know that my grandfather was I'll from lung cancer" he says
" yeah, I do" I say softly
" well over the last few months, he got worse and at about lunch time today he let go" he says breaking down into tears.
" oh my God, Corey I'm so sorry" I say, I put a hand on his shoulder and rub gently with my thumb.
" thanks" he says softly
" but that still doesn't explain why Emily's the problem" I say trying to encourage him to talk about it
" oh right, yeah, um, when i got the call from the hospital, I told Emily and with her not knowing how it feels to lose someone you love, she just told me to get over it" he says looking down
" what, but, but surely even if she had no idea about how it feels to lose someone you love, she would do everything in her power to support you and help you get through it" I say my hand slips from his shoulder
" yeah, that's exactly what I thought, but she obviously thinks differently, I just, i don't get it, she sound so cold when she said it, it's almost like she thought he deserved to die" he says tears now streaming down his face
" hey, hey, no he didn't deserve to die, Emily was wrong to say that to you Corey, I get that she doesn't know how it feels to lose someone you love, but she didn't have to so cold hearted about it and especially saying it when your grieving, its wrong, don't listen to her" i say taking his hand in mine, its warm and my hand fits perfectly in his, he adjusts his hand slightly and gently pushes my fingers apart and slides his own between mine.
" I, i was asking myself if I should ask this, and I don't want to be a burden to you, but I was wondering if i could stay here with you for a while until I find my feet, I can't stay with Emily not now" he says
" oh, of course you can" i say
" ok, thank you" he says
" it's fine, do you wanna bring your bags in here" I say
" yeah, wait howd you know I brought them" he says
" I saw them in the hall when you came in" I say
" oh ok" he goes to get them and is back within five minutes
" ok so I haven't got a spare mattress or anything" I say
" oh it's ok I'll sleep on the couch" he says
" oh, well I was gonna say you can sleep in my head with me if you like" I say looking him in the eye
" are you sure?" He asks
" yeah, I don't mind, its comfyer than the sofa that's for sure" I say
" ok well thanks, can I use the bathroom and have a shower" he says
" yes it's just through there" I say pointing
" ok thank you" he says walking, head down
" hang on a sec" I say putting a hand on his chest to stop him in his tracks, he looks down at my hand and then looks at me, hes crying, I gently take off his glasses and put my hands either side of his face gently wiping away his tears with my thumbs.
" you don't have to be strong in front of me Corey, you can cry, it doesn't mean your weak it means you have a heart" I say, and with that he breaks down in tears, leaning against the wall for support.
" hey hey come here" I say I put a hand on his waist and pull him to me, I move my hands to his neck and he clings onto my waist for dear life, sobbing into me, i rub his back soothingly until the sobs die down.
I say into his ear
" why don't you go grab a shower and calm yourself down?" I say gently
He nods" yeah, okay, I wont be long" he says
" take as long as you need" I say smiling gently
15 minutes later
Corey comes out of the bathroom and I'm sat in bed, he looks at the clock, its 10 PM.
" am I okay to" he asks gesturing to my bed
" well i said i was fine with it didn't i" i say smiling
" yeah you did" he says laughing slightly
" I haven't heard that in a while" I say smiling softly
" yeah, i haven't really felt like laughing much, but everything's sunk in and uh, I'm just taking each day and all emotions as they come" he says
" that's the only thing you can do" I say