Author's Note: This is an actual drama series from Canada. I liked it and thought it would be good to write my 3rd Dasey story.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own this series.

SILENCE

Chapter 1: We made a promise

Casey's POV

"Have you heard of a story called Lucky Star? It is a place called Lucky Star and it is also a code. When you make the I Love You hand gesture on both hand and connect them together with the folded fingers, the ones who have loved us, the ones who have left us, will learn of how much we miss them. And then…they will bless us." Casey walked down the beach. Her chestnut hair flowing as the wind blew. The waves crashed and the scent of the sea was sensational. She looked up at the sky and smiled. "Everytime I look at the sky… I remember the boy…whom I can never forget." She raised up her hands and made the Lucky Star hand gesture. "It was he who gave me the best memories of my life."

-Flashback-(everything before and after flashbacks is 2006)

"My father was Italian. He died when I was little. So.. my mom took me to her hometown in Canada. We relied on roasted meat with rice, my dad's favorite food, to make money. I liked to stay by my mom and watch her cook the food. Sometimes I'd stick beside her and ask about my dad. While listening to her excitedly tell me stories about him, I felt really happy and fortunate. My neighbor was my dad's old business partner. He took care of us and loved me as his own. He had a son named Sam who was very mischievous. Me and Sam first started out as close friends and then we started going out a bit. My mom really wanted me to go to a very nice school and soon the day came. We earned enough money and I was able to go to an all girls boarding school in St. Catherines Canada. My mom and I wrote to each other and she said she met a nice man and he proposed. I was really happy for her. She also said that the man was divorced and had 3 children. There was a boy my age who was 15 and a set of twins. A girl and boy who were 12 years old. I was excited. I would now have step siblings. I was doing well in school. I had straight A's. I started studying cooking and was doing really well. One day I got two letters. One was from my mom she said that the wedding date was set and she wanted me to come but I wrote back saying I couldn't come but she should go ahead with the wedding. I wanted her to be happy and start a mew and beautiful life without troubles. So after some time of arguing, my mom finally went through. In two weeks there would be spring break and I would be able to go home and meet the family. The second letter was from Sam. He wrote saying he was sent to military school to learn discipline. I was happy for him."

"Apparently Sam didn't learn anything at the school because he showed up in St. Catherines one day and he talked me into skipping class. We decided to go swim in Lake Ontario. We took a taxi and on the way there, we got into and accident. As I saw the other car coming, I screamed just as we were hit. We crawled out of the car, and he carried me all the way to the hospital. I was bleeding and bruised. I was crying but there was no sound. I was scared and thought I was going to die. 'Doctor! Doctor! Sam called as he ran into the hospital with all his strength. At the hospital, the doctor told my mom that because I was extremely frightened I could not talk for now. They did a lot of examinations and I ate a lot of medicine. But it did nothing. 'Casey is Nora's only precious daughter! If Casey is mute for the rest of her life, you are going to take care of her for life! I could hear Sam's dad yelling at him. I was the first time that I saw Sam blame himself so much that he could not say anything. As I lay on the hospital bed, I could not believe that for the rest of my life I would probably be mute. I ran onto the hospital rooftop and tried to yell as loud as I could. But nothing happened. I suddenly felt so alone. So helpless. Like an alien from outer space. Unable to communicate with the humans on Earth, even though they could understand the humans. So, at a secret place (the bomb shelter), I placed a note knowing fully well that it could not happen. Yet, I still waited. For one day when an alien friend may come along and make me fell not alone again. (There was a space in the wall where you could pull out a brick and then replace it again.)"

"Unexpectedly, in that same afternoon there came a message from an alien. He said he was a Martian. I really wanted to meet him I wanted to see what a Martian looked like. The next day when I went to place a letter, I heard the door open and there stood a boy in front of me on crutches. We stood there in silence looking at each other. I looked down and saw that he was a Martian with a leg cast. 'It's you…' he suddenly said. I looked up at him. 'You are the one who laced the letter here.' He said as he came closer. I then stretched out my hand and gave him the letter I was about to put in. He took the letter. 'Ah!' he suddenly screamed and jumped back knocking into a shelf. I turned around and saw a cockroach. I squashed it and smiled. 'Cockroaches are Martians' arch enemies.' He said. Meeting the real him was a disappointment. He was not like what I had imagined. He was completely unalike. He was a Martian who was scared of cockroaches. He then ran off as I looked on. Until the day I saw him with headphones on. Lonely and leaning against a tree with his eyes closed. As if he was the last person on Earth. I finally understood why he was a Martian. Because the Martians, who live outside Earth, would be lonely."

"Balconies were another secret place for Martians. One evening on the roof of the hospital he was sitting there alone. I came and sat next to him. He turned and smiled a weak smile. 'you came here to eat as well?' I smiled and nodded. We would meet there unexpectedly. He saw the rice with roast meat that my mom made and he said he wanted to swap with me. While watching him eat with delight, I thought that in Mars, there was no roast meat with rice. 'Its delicious.' He said. But he asked a question that a Martian would definitely not ask. 'Since we're friends, what is your name? My name is Derek Venturi.' I looked at him disappointed them took a pad of paper I carry around. I deliberately wrote down my Italian name. He stared at it for a while as I smirked. 'oh, you're Italian?' he asked. I nodded. 'No wonder why you don't like to talk. Your English must sound weird.' We stood there smiling at each other. The second day after I made a new friend, my mom was on her way to the hospital with rice and roast meat for me. She was in a car accident and was taken to the emergency room. 'I will take care of Casey, don't worry.' Said Sam's dad. He didn't know who my new step father was and neither did I yet. My mother hasn't introduced us yet. We were supposed to all have dinner together after I was discharged. This time I felt like a had really lost everything. Even if I was able to speak again, what is the point in that? Mom would not be able to hear it. I cried for days."

"The Martian seemed to know about my sorrow. As I sat on the rooftop, he came and put his jacket on my shoulders. In order to make me feel better, he told me a story about Lucky Star. 'But to Martians, there is no difference between life and death. Because the people who leave this world, will fly to that place.' He said. He then make the Lucky Star hand gesture. I came up and did it too. Then I put it to my heart as he said, 'This is the hand gesture only Martians know. This is a place Martians call Star. You can also call it Lucky Star. The people who have left this world, will all live in Lucky Star. They will hang in the sky and blink at you. Your mom is definitely living in Lucky Star. She knows that you don't like to talk. So that's why every night she'll hang on the sky, always flashing. Smiling while talking to you. Did you know the people who get to live on Lucky Star are all good people? The most important thing is that their hearts and our hearts are connected. As long as you and the people of Lucky Star loved each other and missed each other then the will always live inside your heart.' A tear ran down my cheek when I heard those words. I remembered how my mother told me that when she talked about father. 'Hey, your mom wouldn't want you to cry so much.' With that we wiped the tears from my eyes. 'She hoped that you would live happily. Do you know that today is Christmas Eve? He asked. 'Do you hear singing? This singing, doesn't seem like its coming from Lucky Star.' And so we followed the singing to a small church. While listening to the sounds from Lucky Star, I felt like I was beside my mom, watching her make rice with roasted chicken. I got a feeling of happiness. It warmed my ice cold heart. Derek then took my hand and we stood there listening to the singing. He shared with me his favorite song under that tree and we held hands. He said this was a song that belonged to Martians.

"Suddenly he asked, 'Do you have enough courage to follow me to a far away place of adventure?' And so he secretly took me out of the hospital. We rode on the Martian adventure tour. With the Martian, I had the happiest day of my life. "Did you have fun today?' he asked as we sat to rest at the entrance to the park. I nodded with a smile. 'Then lets take a photo for memory." Back at our secret place we sat and talked. "Which one did you like the most?' he asked. I sat there thinking. 'Hey that's not fair .Why don't you ever talk? Fine then, I won't talk either. Talking is so tiring. We can use writing from now on.' I nodded. We wrote down what we wanted to tell each person. Then put the letters in the whole and put the brick onto place. 'one year…too uncreative. 5 years…not exciting enough. Let's just wait till we are a bit older, and then come back and uncover the mystery.' I nodded. '25 years old is old enough right?' He counted on his fingers. 'Then at Christmas in 2006 we'll come back to uncover the mystery.' I smiled and nodded. 'When that time comes will you really come back?' he asked. I thought a minute and then nodded with a smile. 'So…do you like me?' he asked. I looked down. 'you…you don't have to answer now. You can reply tomorrow. It's late, I have to go.' With that he turned and left. Its not that I didn't want to reply, I was only thinking: how does a Martian express what he likes? But he ran off before I could right down my answer. I wanted to tell him that he is my only friend. I wanted to tell him that I really like this friend. This person was the same as me. A friend of an alien. At the time I did not know that it was goodbye. It would make the late answer unable to be answered forever. I placed the note into the whole. That day, I learned of his transfer. I could not let him go like that. I had to tell him my answer. I asked Doctor Smith for help. He kind of understood that it was important for me to find Derek. 'Doctor is there something wrong?' asked the care taker of Derek. 'I know he is transferring today. I was hoping that before he transfers I can do some x-ray tests. It's pretty quick can you please wait? I'll send him back as soon as I can. With that he grabbed Derek and put him in a wheelchair. He took Derek to the elevator. "Your little girlfriend asked me for help. I can only give you a short amount of time. The rest is up to you.' Said the doctor. 'Thank you' said Derek. I was waiting impatiently at the shelter. I could finally see him again. At out secret place. As I was about to write something on my pad, he rushed and grabbed it from me. He wrote down his phone number and left. 'Remember to call me.' He yelled back. He seemed to be in a hurry. I ran after him but I tripped. I could only watch him leave as he looked out the window looking back at me. I really wanted to tell him my answer. The answer I could not say in time.

-End of Flash back-

"I remember our 2006 Christmas promise. I also remember the hand gesture he taught me. Lucky Star.

­-Flashback-

'Lets go home.' Said Sam's dad. Not long after I left the hospital as well. I lived in Sam's house. I thought about the person called Derek Venturi, the Martian friend. While looking at the phone number on the message, I gathered up my courage and dialed. 'Hello? Hello?' came Derek's eager voice on the other line. I could only stay quiet. So I hung up. I don't know why. Hearing his voice made me feel even gloomier, because I could only reply back to him with silence. It was a long winter. Uncle John (Sam's dad) and Sam took care of me. But at school, since I was unable to speak I was often bullied. (she is now in a regular school, as well as Sam.) No matter where I was, Sam always protected me. He also gave me a whistle. 'I don't know how long you are going to live but… no matter what happens use that to call me and I will come for sure.' He said. Under their care, I once again felt the warm feeling of being in a family. In order to help me recover, Uncle John decided to move to Toronto. (They used to live in Oshawa). I really wanted to tell my Martian friend. But no matter how hard I tried, I could not find that piece of paper with his number. It was not until I looked all over the place that I realized that I lost another precious thing. I ran out and I didn't stop running until I'd reached the big tree where we once listened to Martian's music together. I faced the sky and I tried to find My mom's Lucky Star. I wanted to tell mom if the sorrow I felt inside of me. But I couldn't make a sound. Before we left for Toronto, We visited mom's restaurant to say my final goodbye. At that moment it seemed like everything has returned to the way it was before. 'Mom don't worry, I won't blame myself. I will be strong, and more courageous that anyone else. I will be fine.' I signed and went into the truck. 'Okay, lets make a step towards our new life' said Uncle John. At that time, I didn't know that the Martian, under his father's wishes, was about to attend school in California. The first day after we left, he'd also come here. We passed each other, yet we missed our chance to say goodbye.

-End of Flashback-

I only know that I need to goodbye to my painful past, so then I can happily move on when Christmas in 2006 comes. When I meet that Martian again. The one who called himself, the Martian in the cast. He will see, the happy and carefree me." Casey ran down the beach. Her hair flowing. She was happy as it was 2006. Christmas was months away. Soon she would meet him again.

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