Sorry about Jaime but Brax having a son would ruin the story and what i have planned xx This chapter contains violence and hurt mainly based around Casey and Brax with Heath mostly festured and sadly for this new storyline Charlie has too leave but will be returning in a final show down where some one will loose their life...yeah, i plan that far ahead. Enjoy :) xxxxxxxx

Chapter thirty eight

Charlie pulled the suit cases down the stairs. Brax stood there, "Call me...when you get to Morags" he said. "I will...it's for the best, i loose Ruby and now i loose Jamie. I just need a break" said Charlie.

She walked down the stairs and hugged Caset then kissed Brax before getting into the cab and leaving. Casey waved good bye to her. Brax went back into the house and sighed.

"Your not breaking up, it's just Charlie needs some time to get her head around things" said Casey. "Guess hour right" Brax said. "anyway, I've always got my boys to look after" he got Casey in head lo k and rubbed his head.

"Quit it!" laughed Casey, Brax let go. "Well, I'm in the mood for a Chinese takeaway...how about you?" Casey nidded eagerly. The brothers ordered the takeaway and picked it up.

They sat at the table eating it. Casey bit into his prawn toast, "oh yeah" he said. "Ew! Case close your mouth" said Brax, Casey openee it wider and Brax threw egg fried rice at him.

They washed up then went to bed. Casey wrapped himself up, he opened the air vent first. He could hear Brax snoring already. Casey smiled and fell asleep.

Casey put on his school uniform. Brax had forced him against his will to eat a ' English breakfast' and it was delicious. Brax had the week off work but paid. He wanted to surf with Heath.

Casey slung his rucksack over his shoulder and walked down the stairs. "See ya Brax" "See ya" Brax said.

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Sasha sat next to April. April felt guilty about the two or three kisses her and Casey had shared. "Hi Aps!" she said, "Hi Sash...listen, things aren't going to be weird with me and you because of Dex are they?" she asked, "Course not" Mr. Millingstone walked in.

"Bonjour class, lets get to work on our Mathematics revision, We are starting with Algebra" the class groaned. He took out the register and began to call out names. "Laura. Bradley?" "present sir" "Casey Braxton?" no answer.

"Casey?" said Mr. Millingstone. "absent" he carried on with the register. "Where's Casey?" asked April, "Dont know, we'll ask Brax at lunch if he doesn't turn up" whispered Sasha.

Brax paddled from the water, the surf was good, helped him forget about Charlie. Heath joined him. "You coming bro?" he asked. "nah, just went in" he said.

"Have you seen Geoff?" asked Heath, "No, not since yesterday" Brax said. Heath nodded and went to surf.

Brax sat on his towel and ruffled his wet hair. He watched Heath surf and remembered when he first taught Heath how to surf, he'd always been an impatient little bugger.

He saw two brunette girls in Summer bay high uniform run to him, it was Sasha and April. "Have...Have you seen Casey?" panted Sasha, "No, not since this morning when he left for school"

"Wait, Casey was supposed to go to school? He hasn't turned up" said April. "He's probably skiving class, if i find him I'm gonna kill him...If you find him, give me a bell" Brax walked to a returning Heath.

"Case hasn't turned up for class so when you see him, tell him I'm gonna kill him" Brax told him. "were houq going?" "Too find Casey!" Brax jogged up the beach with his board.

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Brax tapped his phone nervously on the table. It was 5:30, Casey still hadn't come home. Brax picked up his phone and dialled Casey for the fourth time.

"Case, this isn't funny anymore, i want to know if your okay and were you are so call ne when you get this" he said to the answering machine.

Brax closed his eyes and rested his head in his hands. Heath was looking for him still with Bianca, Sasha and the rest if the Walkers. Brax grabbed his keys and left.

April, Sasha and Dex walked through the bush. "Casey!" they yelled. Dex was flashing his torch around. He looked at his watch, "It's eleven o'clock, lets head back" he said.

"What! Case could be out there!" Sasha and April protested, Dex lead them away. They walked slow, cslling out Casey's name.

Brax drove around town, no sign of him anywhere. Brax was really worrying now. Heath and Bianca were searching around the bay.

Brax sighed. "Were are ya Case?"