If you could see me now would you recognise me?
Would you pat me on the back or would you criticise me?
Would you follow every line on my tear stained face, put your hand on the heart that was cold as the day you were taken away?
"For days into the new year and you still haven't taken down the decorations" Brax said as he sat on the couch.
"We're just getting ready for next Christmas" Skye explained
"You've had all day, I would have thought you'd taken them down by now"
"Correction, half a day" Said Skye
"What, did you sleep till 12?" Brax asked
"No, it's lunch time" Skye defended
"Shouldn't you be at work?" Casey questioned
"Kyle's got it all sorted"
Skye and Casey both questioned Brax's faith in Kyle during a lunch rush.
"OK, maybe I should just go and oversee a few things" Brax said going out the door "When I get back I expect the decorations to be down"
"Yep" Skye ad Casey both said at they took his place on the couch.
After a while Skye looked at her watch
"Uh I think we better take those decorations down now"
"Why?" Casey asked
"It's a quarter-to-two"
"We better hop to it then" Casey said getting a flattened box out of Skye's room
"Reckon we can fit it all in one box?" Skye asked
"It's worth a try"
"Maybe if we re-sort it, it might fit" Casey said trying to close the box
"We already tried that case, I'll just get another box"
"What, just to put two things into it"
"I'll get a beer box then"
"No, I'm determined to do this, even if it's the last thing I do"
"Just make sure you get it done before dad gets home then" Skye said sitting on the couch
"Love your vote of confidence of Skye"
"Welcome" She replied
There was a clang at the door
"Too late dads home" Skye said
"Sorry, it's just me" Josh said as he walked through the door
"Good, that gives me more time"
"What are you doing anyway" Josh asked
"He's trying to fit all the decorations in one box" Skye explained
"Good luck with that" Josh replied walking to his room
"Hey, did dad say when he'd be home?" Skye asked Josh
"He said he'd be late"
"I give up" Casey said as he picked up the box
"What was that" Skye and Josh asked
"I have been defeated by a stupid box" He said walking out to the shed
Skye laughed at him
"So how was your first day?" Skye asked
"Alright, busy though" Josh explained "When you working next?"
"Friday, I think"
"Alright then"
"Hey, you're just a delivery kid, you won't be there much"
"Yeah but I am working Friday night"
Skye shook her head "Delivering Pizza's"
"Not actually" Josh replied
"Well who got Casey's job"
"Matt"
"Matt got my job?" Casey asked
"Yeah, what do you expect when you leave us for the gym?"
"But Matt"
"He's the only one who can drive by himself"
"Right, so you're the dish kid" Casey said to Josh
"Yep"
"Ha ha" Skye laughed "At least you'll have nice soft hands"
"Very funny" Josh replied
"What time is it?" Casey asked
"Ten to five" Skye replied
"Uh OK, I'm just going to have a shower" Said Casey
"What's going on?" Skye asked
"Ah there's a party tonight"
"Right" Skye replied
"You guys wanna come?"
"I'll pass" Skye replied
"Yeah me too"
"Alright then, you snooze you lose" Casey said walking to the bathroom
"You snooze you don't wake up with a hangover" Skye mumbled to herself
"Party pooper" Josh replied
"I'm not a party pooper" Skye answered
"Why don't you want to go?"
"I just don't feel good about going to a party where there's people I don't know"
"Case will be there"
"I feel safer if there's someone other than case"
"Hey guys" Ricky said walking through the doors with Brax
"Hey" Skye replied with a mouthful of spaghetti sitting on the couch
"How was your day" Brax asked
"Good" Skye replied cautiously "What's going on?"
"Ric and I have something to tell you" Brax replied
"And that's my cue to leave" Josh said walking towards his room
"Might be best if you hear it too" Brax said
"OK then" He replied standing behind the couch
"I'm pregnant" Ricky said straight out
"What?" Skye questioned
"We're having a baby" Said Brax
Skye sat there shocked "I'm gonna be a big sister?"
"Yeah" Ricky laughed
"Oh my god!" Skye yelled as she jumped off the couch
"Someone's excited" Brax laughed
"Casey's gonna flip when he gets back" Said Skye
"Gets back?" Brax questioned "Where is he"
"Uhhh" Skye went quiet "He may be at a party"
"Right" Brax answered
"Good job Bucket" Josh whispered
"We already knew" Ricky replied
"Does he know about…" Skye said looking at Ric's belly
"Nope" She replied
"I am not gonna be able to sleep tonight" Skye said jumping around
"Just don't keep the house up" Josh replied
"Yeah, it's late. You guys better be going to bed"
"It's only 10" Skye replied
"And you're eating dinner at 10"
"Who says its dinner?" Skye questioned
"Just go to bed bucket" Brax said
"Alright, night dad" She said hugging him
"Good night bubba, and mum" She said hugging Ricky
"You gonna tell Casey?" Josh asked
"No, you?" She asked
"No" He replied
"Well you better not" Skye said going into her room
Skye plugged her phone into the charger net to her bed and turned her bedside light on. As she went to turn her bedroom light off she looked at her photo wall. With this baby on the way she thought of how many new memories could be added to it. Photos of her parents, Josh, Casey and her baby sibling. She turned her light off and walked over to her bed.
She picked up her phone and messaged Casey 'Got a surprise 4 u when u get home'
Not long after she sent the message she got a reply back
'Love you' she read from the message
'Love u 2' She replied back
There was a clang, waking Skye up in the middle of the night. She turned her light on and looked around. She realised a photo had fallen off her wall. She go out of bed and walked over to the wall. She picked up a photo off the floor. She looked at it. It was the photo of Her, Casey and Darcy.
"Case, slacking off on the blue-tac much" She said as she tried to stick it back on the wall
As she walked away, it fell off again "Seriously" She said to herself
She picked the photo back up and put it on her bedside table
Her phone caught her attention. She picked it up and turned it on.
'One new message: CASEY' She read from it
"What do you want" She said as she put her phone back down
As she was about to get back into bed there was a loud knock at the door. Skye opened her bedroom door and walked out into the passage.
"Casey forget his keys again" Skye teased as Brax opened the door with Ricky
There was silence
"What's going on?" Skye asked walking up to Brax
There was two officers at the door.
"Mr Braxton?" The officer asked
"Yeah" Brax replied
"Does a Casey Braxton live here?"
"Yeah why, what's going on?" Ricky asked
"You need to accompany us to the hospital, there's been an accident"
"You mean the station?" Skye asked
The officer shook his head "The hospital"
Skye looked at Brax
Skye paced up and down the corridor as Ricky and Josh sat on a chair in the waiting room
"Why aren't they telling us anything?" Skye asked
"I don't know" Ricky replied
Then Brax walked out of the room bright red and furious
"What happened?" Skye asked
Brax didn't answer, he just kept walking. Ricky followed after Brax while Josh stayed with Skye
"What happened?" Skye asked Nate as he came out of the room after Brax
"I'm sorry" Nate replied
"Can I see him?" Skye asked
Nate nodded his head.
Skye walked into the room. It was quiet and cold. It felt empty. There was a young boy laying on a bed in front of her, not moving. He looked peaceful. Skye walked up to him and held his hand.
"Casey, what happened" She asked as a tear rolled down her cheek.
