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Chapter 25

"Well did she ask you for your number then 'Mr Wise Guy" chuckled Ricky as she walked up the drive way with Heath, Kyle and Phoebe towards there share house

"What a question to ask" smirked Heath as he slightly elbowed Ricky "A handsome young lad like me who wouldn't ask me out"

"That's debatable" replied Kyle as he turned the key in the door and opened it in. Everyone, stood and observed Brax who was still sitting at the table and was now on his third bottle of beer

"Where have you been mate, I have been ringing you all day" questioned Heath as he moved over towards the table "Wow! who gave you that shiner" as he pointed towards the swelling that was now visible under his eye.

Brax looked up from the table "Casey, it was Casey" he replied, disappointment in his voice

"Seriously, Case done that to you. When did you see him and why didn't you tell me you were going in I would have gone with you" questioned Heath as he pulled out the nearest chair to Brax

"I might go have a lie down" said Phoebe as she nudged Kyle to get his attention. She felt slightly out of place now and needed to make a quick exit.

"Ya sure babe, I will be into you shortly" replied Kyle as he quickly joined the rest of them at the table.

"Well tell us what happened then" quizzed Heath "Or are we just supposed to guess what happened between you two"

Brax took a sip from his beer before he began telling the rest of the family what had happened between him and Casey. "She told him she was raped" explained Brax "Why would she say that after all those years, why now"

"There must be some mistake, Case must have got it all wrong" stated Heath "She would have said something before now, surly she would have thrown it in his face instead of calling him useless and stupid when he was a young kid all those years ago.

"Well she must have said something as why would he make up something like that. Casey is so broken I don't know how he is every going to get his life back to normality or if he even wants to anymore" replied Brax as he rubbed his hand over his forehead "I might lie down for a while my heading is bursting"

"Sure babe, of course" smiled Ricky as she rubbed her hand along his arm "You take as long as you need"

"Is there anything I can do to help" quizzed Kyle

"You have enough to do taking care of Phoebe, she needs you mate" stated Brax as he stood up and departed for his bedroom

"I don't know how much more Brax is going to be able to take" exclaimed Ricky "I am concerned for him"

"I am here, I will help him to get Casey back on track" replied Heath "Kyle! do you want to challenge me with a game of Fifa"

"I would love to but I better get into see Phoebe" he replied

"You guys grab a beer and have some fun" stated Ricky "I would love to have some girly time with Phoebe, a good romantic movie maybe"

"Cool, I will grab the beers and you set up the game" replied Heath "Cheers Ricky"

"How long since Casey had something to eat" questioned Dr. Stacey as she walked down the hall with Max

"He had breakfast this morning, but now has refused to eat" replied Max "He had a run in with his brother and has since just layed on the bed crying"

"We will probably have to tube feed him if he insists on not eating. He is a diabetic and the last thing we need is more complications" exclaimed Stacy

"Just give me another chance with him before you go down that road" pleaded Max

"Hello Sally, how are you getting on" quizzed Stacey as both herself and Max passed out Sally who was sitting on the same chair as usual with her head engrossed in her book.

"I am doing Ok, thank you" replied Sally as she observed Stacey and Max heading in towards Casey's room

"Casey! how are you doing" quizzed Stacey as she moved towards the bed "Why don't you sit out for a while and eat something for us"

"I want to be left alone" replied Casey who continued staying in the same position "Why can't you people just leave me alone"

"Fine! Max he is all yours but if he doesn't eat anything within the next hour, please have me paged" demanded Stacey

"I will see you in the morning for our session Casey" explained Stacey before she left the room

"Come on mate, please work with me" pleaded Max again "Just try and eat some of your dinner"

"Leave me alone, I don't want to talk with anyone" shouted Casey as he started to bang his fist against the wall "I want to be left here on my own, surely that isn't too much to ask from anyone"

Max quickly grabbed Casey's hand gripping it tightly to avoid Casey causing any further injuries to himself "OK mate, I will leave you to it, but please don't hurt yourself, please"

Casey shook his head reassuring Max that he wouldn't so Max finally released his tight grip from Casey's hand.

A knock came to the door where Max quickly went over to open it "You have a visitor Case" he smiled

"I don't want to see anyone" snapped Casey

"It's a young lady" replied Max

Casey was puzzled as to why he would have a female visitor so slowly turned his body on the bed pulling himself to an upright position "Who is it he questioned"

"It's only me" replied Sally "But I can come back another time if you would prefer"

"No, its' Ok you can come in" stated Casey as he tried to wipe away the tears that had smeared his face

"Well I will leave you two to it then" smiled Max "How about some toast Casey"

"Would you mind bringing me some as well, I am starving" smiled Sally (She had over heard the conversation between Stacey and Max so thought she might try and help Casey to eat rather than him being forced by using a tube)

"That's sounds good" replied Casey

"Great, afternoon tea for two then" replied Max before he left

"Sorry for popping up" replied Sally as she pulled over a chair and sat near the bed "I know you had a run in earlier with your brotherand I was worried, I hope you don't mind"

Casey paused for a minute "I have blown it with Brax, I punched him into the face he will hate me forever"

"I am sure he won't hold it against you, he was kind of upset when he left the room actually he was very angry" she stated "Casey, I am pretty sure your brother loves you so try and not push him away. Look at me, I don't talk to my dad, I hardly speak to my brother and as I explained about my mum she hasn't a clue who I am. You have a chance to change things, to mend friendships especially with the people who love you. Don't throw that chance away, talk to Stacey she is here to help you. Listen to me rant on, I am sorry"

"Don't be, all I wanted was Brax to visit me and when he did I blew it by blaming him for something he probably didn't know anything about. And, then as usual I use my fist's before my head" stated Casey "Deep down all I wanted was a hug from Brax, one of those reassuring hugs that I wasn't on my own"

"Your brother hasn't given up on you Case" replied Sally "He will be back and he will give you that hug, but how about for now I could give you one"

"That would be great" replied Casey as he wrapped his arms around Sally. She was small with a slight built where's Casey was taller than her so his hug made her feel more secure.

Max arrived back shortly with the tea and toast and was delighted when Casey ate his unaware that he was actually eating. Sally stayed with Casey for another hour and the chatted and giggled and even sat for a few minutes without saying a word before she departed the room leaving Casey to sit and think about things.

Casey sunk his head down into his pillow he knew what Sally had said was true that he needed to talk to Stacey but how could he, what that man had done to him in the shed was too hard to talk about, it was sick. He closed his eyes again but the flashes of that day in the shed continued to play over and over in his mind. Casey opened his eyes but continued to twist and turn in the bed. He wanted to get out of this place, so whatever he needed to do or say or whatever lies he had to tell to prove to Stacey he was feeling fine he was going to do it.

Brax arrived out from his bedroom about two hours later "Who is winning" he quizzed as Kyle and Heath continued playing Fifa 16

"I am" shouted Kyle without moving his eyes off the screen

Brax went into the kitchen and switched on the kettle, he got a cup from the press and threw a teabag into it while he waited for the kettle to boil. His phone bleeped and he pulled it out from his back pocket

'New Message'

Casey is doing fine Darryl, he was upset for punching you but I reassured him everything was fine and that you weren't mad with him. Chat soon Max

A brief smile lit up his face for a brief moment before he put his phone back into his pocket, made his tea and went to join Heath and Kyle on the couch.