~Missing you comes in waves, and right now I'm drowning~


Skye and Josh sat blankly together in the waiting room. Skye sat resting her head on Josh's shoulder, trying to stay awake.

"What time is it?" Skye mumbled quietly

"Two-thirty" Josh replied

It went quiet again

Nate came over and sat with them

"You guys alright? He asked

Josh looked at him

"Stupid question, I know" He said "But if you want to talk, I'm here"

"What happened?" Skye asked again, still waiting for an answer

"There was a car accident" Nate explained "When he was brought in it was already too late, he was gone"

"What type of car accident?" Josh asked

"Hit-and-run" Nate explained

"Who would want to hurt Casey?" Josh asked himself

"Where's Brax and Ricky?" Nate asked

"I don't know" Skye replied

"I'd offer to drive you guys home but I don't finish till seven"

"It's alright we can get home" Josh said getting up, still holding onto Skye's hand

"I'll see you later" Nate said going the other way

Skye didn't say anything, she just looked down at the ground walking next to Josh.


The walk home was quiet. Josh and Skye walked along quietly hand in hand.

Josh stopped suddenly.

"Josh?" Skye questioned

"My brothers dead"

Skye took a deep breath "I know"

"Why, why did this have to happen?" He questioned

"I don't know" Skye replied "But it's gonna be OK" She said hugging him.


"Your home" Skye said to Ricky as she walked through the door

"Yeah, I don't know where Brax is" Ricky replied

"He's probably just burning off some steam somewhere" Josh replied

Skye stood there thinking, should she be in Ricky's arm crying a river? After all her uncle had just died, but she couldn't. She would try but she could feel nothing. Was it wrong? She did truly love him, but maybe her heart had been broken so many times it couldn't break anymore.

"Doe's Kyle know?" Skye asked

"No, not yet" Ricky replied

"We should tell him" Skye said

"Skye that can wait till the morning" Ricky said "You need to go to bed"

"Alright" Skye said walking to her room

She closed the door behind her. It was dark, the only light was from the moon. Just enough to make out the few shapes in her room. She took a few deep breaths. She felt as though she was about to cry, but as soon as she acknowledged it, it was gone. Skye walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. She looked at her phone. She still had one unread message from Casey. She questioned if she should read it. Would she really want to know what Casey's last words to her were? What if it was something she could have done to save him, would she want to carry the guilt around with her for the rest of her life?

Skye picked the phone up off her bedside table. It got the better of her and she opened the message. She read it. Skye sat there quietly staring off into the distance. She put the phone back on the table and walked out of her room into the backyard. She sat on the edge of the veranda and looked out into the moonlight. She sat there quietly listening to the very distant sound of the ocean. Drops of water began to fall. Skye looked up and watched the rain drop. She sat in the warm air and watched as the small drops of water began to fall all around her. She thought to herself how could the sky cry for Casey but she couldn't.

"What are you doing out here?" A familiar voice asked behind her

"Can't sleep" Skye replied, unbeknown to who was standing behind her

"Why not" Kyle asked sitting next to her

"Has Ricky talked to you?"

"Yeah, I know" Kyle replied

"You seem pretty alright about it" She replied

"Of course, why wouldn't I be? I can't wait to be an uncle again." He replied

"It's not about that"

"Ok then, what happened?"

"There was an accident" Said Skye "Casey…Casey died"

Kyle sat there frozen "What happened?" He managed to say

"It was a hit-and-run"

"When?"

"About midnight, the police came and we went to the hospital and that was it"

Kyle sat there blankly

"I'm so sorry Kyle"

Kyle got up quietly and walked back to the flat.

Skye put her head in her hands and shook her head.

The rain got heavier.


I have no fears.
I lack emotion.
And I shed no tears.
I'm just a coma.
A deadly sleep.
My heart is breaking.
But I just can't weep.


She stood back as she watched him in front of her with his back to her. She had been searching for him for most of the night. She walked up next to him and they both watched the waves break in front of them.

"I don't think I can do this" Brax said trying not to cry

He sighed.

Ricky looked at him and then looked back into the ocean.

"Just come home so we can sort things out" Said Ricky

"Nup" Brax replied

"Brax, its four in the morning, you need to come home" Ricky explained "We need you"

Brax looked at her. The rain began to lighten.

"This should never have happened" Brax said turning to face Ricky

"I know" She replied

"He's just a kid, he didn't deserve this" Brax replied beginning to cry.

"I know, but come home and we'll sort all this out together"

Brax looked away, thinking of something to say. He looked back at Ricky, trying to talk but nothing would come out.

Ricky just wrapped her arms around him, "It's OK" She whispered


Skye quietly opened the door.

"You awake?" Skye asked

"Wide" Josh replied

"I can't sleep" He said turning on his bedside light

"Me too" Skye replied sitting on the edge of Josh's bed

They sat hand in hand. Josh held Skye's wet plait in his hand.

"It's raining" She replied

He looked at her. "Can you stay?" He asked "I don't want to be alone"

"Sure" Skye replied laying down next to him

Josh out his blanket over Skye and wrapped his arms around her. He closed his eyes and held her tightly

"I love you" He whispered

"I love you too" She replied.