Hey everyone, sorry about it being up so late. Uni kind of took over haha. This is a really short chapter... Im thinking about ending it here, but Im not sure yet! Enjoy :-)
"Ricky, calm down, I'm sure they will be fine" said Casey in a reassuring tone.
"How can you think that?" Ricky exclaimed.
"They've been gone for over two weeks, even I'm getting worried" said Phoebe.
Ricky picked up her phone and dialled Brax's number for the umpteenth time that day.
'Hi, youve reached Brax' was all Ricky heard when she hung up.
"Still voicemail" she said with a sigh.
Casey rang Andy and got his voicemail too, and Heath's as well.
"We're not getting anywhere... we should just wait it out" said Phoebe.
Meanwhile, Brax had been able to track Jake down. He knew all he had to do was threaten Cody, and he'd get his answers. With the help of Andy and Heath, Brax got Cody to spill the beans on Jake. They followed his directions and ended up at a shack in the middle of the bush. They knew it wouldn't be long before Jake returned.
Brax sat in the car and thought long and hard about how he is going to play this. He reached into the back and grabbed a gun, he just stared it at. About three hours later, Jake's car pulled up. Brax, Andy and Heath got out of the car and stood in front. Jake got out as well.
There was a brief moment of tension, before Brax reached behind him and pointed the gun at Jake. He dropped to his knee's begging Brax for his life. Brax stood over him with the gun pressed firmly on Jake's temple; he stayed like that for ten minutes.
Brax's mind was going crazy with thoughts, fears and emotions. If he shot Jake, he'd go to jail, then who'd look after Casey and the family? If he leaves Jake, it means defeat, which wasn't an option for him. He couldn't pay Jake off, he had a lot of money already, so it meant nothing to him. Brax pushed the gun harder into the side of Jake's head, screamed and threw the gun away.
Andy and Heath were very confused. He told them to get into the car. Brax punched Jake and sped off.
"Brax, what the hell was that?" asked Andy.
"Mate, I just couldn't" Brax replied.
They spent the rest of the journey home in silence.
Late that night, they returned home.
"Finally! It's been two weeks" Ricky yelled.
"Without so much as a phone call or text" she continued.
"Did you sort it?" asked Kyle.
"Nah, the big sook here went soft" answered Heath sarcastically.
"Everyone, go to bed, Ill sort it out" said Brax.
He sat up thinking about how he could plot his revenge. Then he thought what if he used Cody? Cody couldn't stand Jake, it was more of a been in it too long to leave kind of deal.
Brax left early the next morning to see Cody. He offered him $50,000 to kill Jake and keep quiet. Cody took his deal and said he'd let Brax know when it was done.
Three days later, Brax got a message from an anonymous number reading 'DONE'. Brax told his family what he had done. Ricky was happy because she could now be with Brax forever, if Cody doesn't say anything.
A couple of days later, the cops rocked up at the Braxton house. They interviewed everyone and got their alibis. Much to their surprise, the alibi Brax provided checked out. The police cleared him of any connections to the murder of Jake Pirovic.
Weeks passed when Brax got word that Cody had gone insane. He had hallucinations of the night he killed Jake, and turned himself into the police. He stayed true to his word and never dobbed Brax in. Things in the Braxton house were finally happy. But only for a Summer Bay minute...
Brax and Heath went out surfing one afternoon, and headed to the diner after. On their way through the caravan park, they saw Jake trying to unlock a van. Brax threw his board down and ran toward him. He grabbed him from behind and held him by his neck on the side of the van.
"How!?" was all Brax yelled.
"How what?" he replied.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Dont play me, did you put Cody up to this?" Brax asked still holding him against the van.
"Who is Cody" he asked.
"Youre not serious are you?" Brax asked.
"After everything youve done to my family you have the audacity to come into a van here, how did you play the cops?" Brax asked, his face furious with rage.
"What the flaming hell is going on here?" asked Alf.
"Just taking care of some business" answered Brax.
"Do it at home Braxton" said Alf.
Brax let him go, letting him fall to the ground.
"Wow, Summer Bay is a friendly place" he said.
"I think there has been a mix up, you never let me introduce myself" he said.
"Ah, so that's how you want to play it, fine, who the hell are you?" Brax said sternly.
"I just got here this morning, I flew in from Adelaide after I heard some upsetting news from my family" he said.
"That's awful, now answer the question" said Brax not amused by these games.
"Not that I have to explain myself to you, but my brother recently passed, and Im here to find answers" he answered.
Brax punched him and asked his name one final time.
"Alright, alright, but I don't see how it'd help" he said while trying to stand.
He stuck out his hand for a handshake and said, "Hi, Im Jack... Jack Pirovic. Im here because my twin Jake... well, he isn't with us anymore, and I want answers" he said.
Brax's whole world went black...
