Disclaimer: I own nothing. Rob Thomas is the one who owns them all.
Genre: Romance/Family
Rating: T (for safety)
The Midnight After
He woke up. He didn't know what just happened. His shirt was all wet of his sweat. He couldn't remember a thing from the past few days, but he knew that his grandmother was gone. It broke his heart to remember it over and over again. She was the only one who cared about him; he couldn't have stayed in the Gant mansion until now if it wasn't for her. She was the only woman Casey had ever really loved. She taught him how tough the real world is, and from her he learned that he can't depend on anyone. Her Grandmother was an independent widow; she didn't inherit the publishing company from her husband. In fact, she started to gather money for the company after Casey's grandfather passed away. Her daughter was just a little girl back then, and she suffered the hard life for at least five years, when the company was still struggling. But after that, when Casey's grandmother went national, all the good things came at once. Suddenly, the Gant family is one of the wealthiest families in Neptune. That was her finest hours.
But as her daughter grew up, he has come to be an arrogant young woman. She decided to marry Bill Gant, a man who's only after her money. But she couldn't stop her. Every time she wanted to confront her daughter, she'd use her late father as a weapon against her heartbroken mother. She'd blame her and asked why she hadn't thought about the company when her dad was still alive. She kept blaming her mother for her father's death, because she thinks that if they'd had money, her father would still be alive. What breaks her heart every time she used that was because, she was right. Her late husband couldn't be saved because they didn't have money for the surgery to remove the tumor in her head.
Casey's Grandma always said that right when she thought the Gant family's future would be damaged, Casey came like a light in the middle of darkness. When he was first born, they joy was overwhelming, as described by his grandmother. Nevertheless, she was the reason that he still owns a self-conscious. His parents never taught him anything. They always treated Casey as he was one of their pets. He had never liked his parents, and only his grandmother understands how he feels.
He cried. He couldn't imagine what it'll be like to live without her grandmother's voice yelling at him. He couldn't imagine that his grandma, the one who always made laugh no matter how upset he is, was gone. It suddenly hit him; he has someone who understands his feelings. That someone is the one who accompany him at the hospital when he last saw his grandmother. He needs to call her.
Author's Note: So, how was it? I'm nervous, I hope you like it... Please tell me your comment about this chapter, thank you. Anyway, sorry for the really short chapter.
Love, sph0nX
