When Callie had time, she always watched Brandons singing videos in secret.
She would listen what moms were doing, if they were busy or not, and later, close the door as she connected headphones in the laptop, and under her blanket, she would lay there and watch him sing.
She didn't know if it was… okay, to feel that feeling when she heard him sing.
She would feel her heart beat race faster when he sang one of his songs, Love we'll find.
He never looked into the camera when he sang, Callie had noticed, always looked away as he played the piano. Like he was afraid what would look at him back.
She would listen to the words she recognized.
The whole universe is against me, but I'll be fine.
So lets cover our eyes, say alright and we sing…
We sing, that, love we'll find.
Callie would always sing along on that part, quietly so no one would hear.
And she would always cry when she saw that video when he sang, Blind.
He had something to cover his eyes as he sang and played the piano.
He sang about how blind people can be when you just need to be seen.
And it's Callies fault that he had wrote down those feelings and had sang them out.
As Callie heard a knock on the door, she closed the laptop in panic and jumped out of the bed as the door opened.
Lena looked back at Callie as she smiled at her.
" It's breakfast time. " Lena said and walked back downstairs.
Callie put down the laptop on her bed as she took a deep breath.
Just 15 minutes ago she heard Stef cry, and Brandon, definitely heard too.
And Stef saying those words wasn't much better.
Callie walked slowly downstairs to the kitchen.
Stef was sitting on the table next to Lena, looking a lot better than she sounded just a while ago.
" It bacon today, Stef de la bacon speciallah. " Stef said with an accent that made Callie laugh.
" With eggs, That Lena de nada have made. " Lena tried, but Callie and Stef just looked at her like she was stupid.
" You have a lot of practice left. " Stef said that made all the three of them laugh.
As Callie took a plate she smiled big.
" We can practice together mom, so we can beat mama. " Callie said while filling the plate with today's breakfast.
" That's sounds amazing! Are there like, classes for food accent? "
As they laughed again, they suddenly stopped.
Callie looked at her moms who looked like they heard a ghost. And when Callie listened to, her face became just like her moms.
Because they all hear the same thing.
And that stone in Callie's stomach was back.
His door opening. His footsteps coming down the stairs. Himself coming closer and closer.
Callie's back was facing him, thankful for not have the sight that Stef and Lena had.
Callie closed her eyes hard.
Stef and Lena wasn't moms when Brandon was around.
They were just back, too Stef and Lena.
She could hear him take a plate behind her, seeing Stef watching every move behind her.
And then, she hears him drag out the chair next to her.
Callie starts to sweat when he sits next to her. In the corner of her eye, she could see him. His smile that could charm 100 girls right away, but still have the tiniest evil in it.
His white T-shirt that bringed out his muscles and how it showed of his tan he had got.
Stef and Lena looked at him shocked as he started to grab bacon and eggs.
Of course they would look at him. He haven't been eating with them in months.
Callie wanted become smaller, and smaller, and so small, that she could disappear from this world.
She was so ashamed of herself.
" Brandon, nice to see you again. " Lena stammered out as she tried to avoid eye contact,
" Is it? " Brandon asked cold sarcastic, everyone feeling that that question was directed to Stef.
Of course Brandon had come down for a reason...
" That is not fair Brandon- " Stef said angry as she stood up but Brandon cut her of.
" What is fair, Stef? " Brandon said angry. " Am I just stupid for not knowing what fair actually means, or did you just raise me wrong? "
The silence took over the kitchen as Stef watched her son like she had lost him, while he ate his bacon.
" Wow, these are really salty Lena. " He chuckled. He put down the bacon and took a deep breath as everyone looked at him with fear of what he would say next.
" I'm going away this summer to this place I have rented. Like a cabin, nothing more. " He suddenly says. Everyones faces suddenly changes to surprised faces.
" And believe me, I'm doing myself a favor by leaving you guys, not the other way around- " Brandon starts again but Stef cuts him of this time.
" You're not going without me or Lena. "
Callie bit her lips and closed her eyes. She really didn't want to be there and victimise the World War III.
Silence took over the room once again.
" What?! " Brandon said angry, like he heard wrong.
" We all know what you will do if you have a place all by yourself!-"
" Parties, so what?! "
" Parties means alcohol! "
Brandon looked at his mom angry, and Stef looked back at him, ready for a fight.
She wouldn't let this one go.
" Alcohol, leads to deaths Brandon! " Stef says angry.
" And unfortunately, you have no control anymore, so unfortunately, you need a babysitter, and that is, me and Lena."
It got quite in the kitchen again as Brandon tried to get bigger, screaming with his face that she is not the boss of him, but Stef screamed back with a, yes I do.
As the silence almost choked Callie to death, she took up her juice and started to sipping on it, but still knowing that the little glas wouldn't hide her face full with emotions.
" Or, Callie can be with you. "
Callie could feel the juice stuck in her throat when she heard it, tried to cough down the juice as Brandon looked shocked at his mom.
" Callie?! Are you joking Stef?! " Branon said and gave a disguised look at Callie, that made her almost burst out in tears.
" You decide Brandon. You go with either me and Lena, or Callie, or, you don't go at all. "
Brandon looked like he would curse out four pages, but he bit his lip and closed his eyes as he tried to calm himself down.
" You better start packing then. " He said angry, toward Callie without looking at her as he walked away from the kitchen and up to his room.
When they heard a door slam, they all breathed out.
" Stef are you serious? You didn't even ask for Callie's permission! " Lena started as Stef sat down next to Lena again and covered her hand with her face and rubbed her eyes.
" I know it was stupid, but I can't think of anything else- "
" We could have talked about it after! " Lena said with sadness.
As the two moms started to argue Callie looked at them.
Callie was the only one left in the house, except for Brandon, and she cursed herself for not leaving them alone just one summer. Just one summer to have for them self.
And Brandon, who was always ruin their moments, and also ruin for moms this summer, was their fault.
It was Callie's fault for making Brandon into the new Brandon.
So, Callie owed moms. She owed them for destroying their son and their summer.
And leaving them alone by getting away with Brandon was the only thing she could pay them with.
" It's okay. " Callie suddenly said.
Moms looked at her.
" I can take care of him this summer. It's okey. "
Stef and Lena tried to hide their relief and happiness.
" Are you sure? " Lena asked.
" Yeah. " Callie lied, showing of a big smile. " It won't be that bad, right? "
Sorry for not updating guys, school is back now, but please, review and I will update so much faster!
-L