Hey all, so sorry it's taken me so so so many weeks to post something. But that's what happens when you're a busy UNI student and working part time too. Just a little filler until I can update again, hope you all are still there and are hanging in to see what happens! I promise I'll try and update more regularly xx
Heath was watching Casey intensively, watching his chest rise and fall in an fast, un perfect sync. His breaths were deep and fast and his teeth were chattering even when he was asleep. Heath knew if they didn't get out of the cold and to a hospital Casey would most likely delve into unconsciousness or even worse become so tired he'd not be able to breath for himself.
"Come on Brax, come on" Heath urged, he gently started to try and re warm Casey up but woke him up in the process. Casey started violently coughing again, sitting up onto his knees as Heath gently rubbed his back comfortingly.
"How much longer?" Casey wheezed before arching over and placing the palms of his hands onto the ground to try and stable himself from falling over
"Not much longer Case. Come on just try and sleep again, next time you wake Brax will be here" Heath said comfortingly, Casey shut his eyes and nodded before falling back and just crumpling to the ground exhaustedly.
"Case" Heath said concerned, he gently lifted Casey's head onto his lap and stroked back his hair. At this present time Heath didn't care what he looked like, what he was doing. His brother needed him and he knew he had to be strong and look after him. Brax had always been that comforting one, the one that would lie with Casey in his bed when he was young and the one that always hold him and tell him everything was going to be okay. But now there was no Brax around Heath had to step up and he felt some what he was doing a good job.
"How long have we been walking for?" Brax demanded to know, Kyle sighed and glanced at his watch before looking at Brax again.
"Just over an hour and a half"
"Shit" Brax muttered, he stopped and looked a his surroundings trying to somewhat figure out what way to go. Kyle walked ahead of Brax when some thing caught his eye.
"Oi what are you doing?" Brax demanded to know, he had no patience left in him and every slight thing was agitating him. All he wanted was his brothers and to just have them with him.
"Look!" Kyle shouted out before bending down and grabbing a small leather braclet that was on the ground. He held it up for Brax to see an the older brothers eyes almost fell out of his head. He stepped closer and snatched it out of Kyle's hand.
"That's Casey's - He, they must be close!" Brax said eagerly. He stuffed it in his jean pocket and took off on the path in front of him. Kyle running behind him, trying to catch up.
"Heath, Casey!" Brax shouted out, Kyle mirrored him in the back ground and their voices echoed in the wilderness. Brax came to a stop when he was almost out of breath and both brothers hunched over trying to get it back. Kyle glanced through the thick trees and saw a small inlet that looked secluded.
"Hey Brax, look. There's a small cave like inlet up there. Do you reckon Heath got Case up there with him, trying to keep him warm?"
Brax shrugged, "Only one way to find out"
Heath was almost falling asleep, the sun was yet again setting and today had been a challenging day of finding some where to sleep and using all his energy to help Casey. He leant his head back against the rock wall and slowly shut his eyes, only to be woken up not even fifteen minutes later to Casey whimpering.
"Case, Casey!" Heath shouted out, "Wake up, come on. What's wrong?" He demanded to know. Casey's eyes snapped open and Heath's face came immediately into view.
"Heath?" Casey mumbled, Heath frowned and nodded his head before placing the back of his hand on Casey's forehead.
"Shit" Heath muttered as he knew Casey's fever was getting worse before it was getting better.
"Yeah Case?" He quickly responded when he saw Casey's big dull eyes peering up at him.
"Where are we?" He asked deliriously, Heath was about to answer when he heard yelling in the distance. He immediately got up and stood to is feet, stumbling his first few steps
"Heath!" He heard, his eyes lit up as he could make out the image of his brothers.
"Brax!" Heath shouted out, he did what ever he could and started jumping up and down and yelling out to his brothers.
Casey must have heard Brax's voice aswell, because he shut his eyes and felt safe now, his oldest brother was close and here knew everything would be okay.
Brax heard his brothers voice and immediately felt a massive weight fall from his chest, he ran the next few hundred meters before stopping in front of his brother and pulling him in. "Brax. Please, we've got to get out of here. Casey needs to go to the hospital"
"Where is he?" Brax asked concerned, Heath pointed inside and they all ran the few steps to Casey. Brax dropped to his knees and immediately began trying to wake up his little brother
"Casey...Case, Casey!" Brax shouted out as he gently shook Casey's body, the younger brother wearily opened his eyes and let out a sigh of relief when he saw Brax. He gently pulled Casey up and held tightly onto him.
"It's alright Case. You're safe, will get you some medical help"
"Heath...Is Heath okay?" Casey mumbled, Brax nodded and smiled lightly as he rubbed back Casey's hair.
"Yeah, his alright. Did a good job with you"
"Alright, Case. We've got to get out of here" Brax said, Heath came over and gently helped lift him up, but the weight was too much on his shoulder and it popped out of place again, causing him to let go off Casey.
"Ow, shit!" Heath swore out, Brax quickly held Casey from falling and looked worriedly at Heath
"What happened?" Kyle asked concerned, Heath shook it off and downplayed the severity of it
"Just hurt my shoulder" Heath gritted through the pain. Brax shook his head and called Kyle over.
"Alright, you'll have to help me carry him out. It's going to take a while and it's dark so it's going to take longer"
"Why don't we just camp here a night"
Brax shook his head, "We can't"
"Casey won't handle another night out here" Heath said worriedly, Kyle took the other half of Chases weight around his neck and they all started to walk back to the car
