Tough Love-A Brallie Story

Waking Up

Chapter 55

Brandon's Point of View

1 month later

It has been a month since the accident. Callie hasn't talked to anyone since we came home from the hospital, and even in the hospital she only talked to the doctor. I know she is a lo of pain, hell I am too. We both wanted that baby so badly and I had to mess up and kill the baby. I regret that night so much! Callie hasn't left the house. She stays in bed and only gets up to go to the bathroom. Most of the time I have to force her to eat. I spent the first week at home trying to talk to Callie but that got nowhere, so I just went back to work hoping it would distract me from all the pain. It helped for a little bit but it was all I could think about.

Right now I am sitting in the studio and we are talking about our show we have tonight. I tune out because I start to think about the baby again. It is so painful to think that I will never get to see the baby grow up and to see how they turn out. That I will never be able to go to their wedding. It hurts so much more then I ever expected it to.

"Brandon!" JJ yells my name.

"What?"

"Are you sure you can do the show tonight?" he asks.

"Yeah! I need to do it." I tell him and stand up and grab a drink from the fridge.

"Well if you say so!" JJ sighs. I just nod and start think about the new song I just wrote.

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Before I left for the show I left the TV on to the channel that we were on for Callie. We are just preforming at a music event on the beach in Santa Barbara. It is at sunset so it should be pretty. I really wish Callie could be here in the flesh, but I know she won't leave. But I still really want her to hear the song I wrote.

We are preforming a set of three songs from our album we just won the Grammy for. Now it is time for the song.

"So the last song is about something that just happened to my wife and I. I needed to get my feelings out about it, so here it is. This is Gone Too Soon." I feel a tear run down my face. I quickly wipe it away and begin the song.

"Gone Too Soon"

Today could have been the day,

That you blow out your candles,

Make a wish as you close your eyes.

Today could have been the day,

Everybody was laughing,

Instead I just sit here and cry,

Who would you be?

What would you look like,

When you looked at me for the very first time?

Today could have been the next day of the rest of your life.

Not a day goes by,

That I don't think of you,

I'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose,

Such a ray of light we never knew,

Gone too soon, yeah.

Would you have been president

Or a painter, an author, or sing like your mother?

One thing is evident,

Would've given all I had,