Sitting on the bus...

Callie sat on the bus next to her new foster brother on her way to her old foster dads house to save her little brother.

Brandon sat in silence swinging his legs side to side touching Callie. He wanted to start up a conversation to ask about her and her past or anything to do with her. He had this urge to protect her. Something he guessed nobody has done for her.

"Wait, don't you have the music thing tonight?" Callie asked him starting up a conversation.

"Yeah but it's not a big deal there will be others."

Callie just nodded her head in response.

"So what happened at the house."

"I came home and my little brother was getting the crap beaten out of him by our foster father."

"Wait he hit him," Brandon was confused as to why any one would hit a kid.

"Well yeah I mean he used to hit me all the time but like whatever. But when he started hitting Jude,"

"Anyway I tried to stop him and he kicked me and hit me across my face. He was a lot bigger and stronger than I was. Anyway I went outside and grabbed a baseball bat and beat the hell out of his car."

"So why did you go to juvy then, didn't you explain to the police what happened?"

"I'm not you, okay? I don't live in a world where no matter what you do you have people there for you to get you out of it. When the police got there he said that I went crazy and that he was just defending himself. Nobody seemed to care about my side of the story. Nobody would believe a trashy foster girl over a noble citizen who took two kids In who had no where else to go."

They sat in silence watching the miles go by. Neither of them knew what to say to make what happened seem go away.

Finally Brandon spoke up, "I believe you!"

Callie didn't respond she didn't know what to say to that. Nobody has ever believed a word she said except for her brother.

"So what was it like growing up with the family like yours?" Callie said trying to move the conversation to something besides yourself.

"It was crazy. I was an only child so when we went and adopted the twins and I was living with my mom and Lena it was just insane. Jesus couldn't stay still, that was before they diagnosed his ADHD. Mariana was really shy and clung onto her twin so it was really hard to get her to open up. Lena and mom started spending all their time with them."

"Oh, sorry."

"It wasn't that bad I could do pretty much whatever I wanted," Brandon joked.

"What could you possibly do you weren't allowed to do, you are so perfect."

"I'm not that perfect I have gotten in to trouble before," Brandon said offended.

"Like what, what did you possibly do," Callie said laughing.

"Well...um...I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but..."

Callie cut him off, "Hah I so knew it."

"Well what about you? Can you think of anything? What have you done wrong."

Callie didn't know how to respond only one word came to mind "everything."

Both of them sat in silence for the rest of the ride. Neither knew what to say. Callie's last word echoing in their minds.

When they finally got off the bus Callie started walking practically running as Brandon had trouble keeping up with her.

When they finally reached a small house in okay condition Callie stopped followed by Brandon.

Callie put her finger over her mouth telling him to be silent. She then pointed to the front door as she mad her way to the side door.

She knocks quietly on the door when she sees Jude but he does not hear her. She tries again and with the same results she realizes she has to find another way in.

She walks to the back door and quietly opens it as she sees Brandon talking to her foster dad and asking for directions.

"Come on Brandon if you keep looking up at me and looking so nervous he is going to figure out something is wrong and find me," Callie thought growing frustrated.

She is almost to Jude when her worst fears come to life.

Her foster father looks up at her and starts shouting at her.

"Hey what are you doing here."

"I just want to talk to Jude just for one second."

"Get out of my house."

Just then Brandon seeing the commotion opens the door and let's himself in.

Jude and Callie's foster dad grabs Callie by the shoulder and shakes her.

"Hey don't touch her," Brandon calls protectively.

"Don't touch me," Callie says as well.

Before either of them had time to react her foster dad picks up a lamp that was nearby pulling it out of the socket and throws it over Callie's head.

Callie falls immediately by impact. Right before every thing goes black she sees her brother with his hands over his ears watching.

"Jude close your eyes," Callie says before falling out of consciousness.

Ok so before you kill me there is a reason I didn't have him have a gun or Brandon's parents show up. It will help lead into future chapters. Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think.