Itwas the day of Kyle's funeral and the boys were all dressed up in their suits and the girls already in their dresses, the funeral was due to start at 12:00 and it was only 8:00. They had managed to get everything to the funeral home in time but they
nearly forgot to put the picture of Kyle's mum in with him, Luckily Brax got it there justin time but the worst thing about it was he saw the body, he saw the body of his dead younger brother again, pale and weak Brax found it so hard to hold in the
tears.
"Who knows about today?" Casey asks.
"Don't know mate, i know John and Marilyn know because they brought over the flowers, the Walkers know because Sash knows, I don't know mate a lot of people probably news travels fast." Brax sighs.
"I don't think i can do this." Heath mumbles coming out dressed in his best suit.
"None of us can Heath, but we have to." Casey sighs.
Bianca come out and hugs Heath.
"I'm here for you Heath, all day long i'm going to be here." Bianca sighs.
"Same with me Brax." Ricky hugs Brax.
"And me." Sasha smiles at Casey, she had come over last night to help Ricky and Bianca handle the boys.
"Thank Sash." Casey smiles lightly kissing her cheek.
"Yeah thanks babe." Heath sighs hugging Bianca back and resting is chin on her head.
"Ricky you're amazing." Brax sighs holding Ricky's hand.
"Dad!" Darcy calls running through the door.
"Hey Darc, you look beautiful." Heath smiles lightly.
"It's Uncle Kyle's favourite dress of mine i thought that i should wear it today." Darcy mumbles as Cheryl walks through the door.
"Mum, What are you doing here?" Casey asks.
"Dropping my Granddaughter off and i wanted to talk to you boys, I'm sorry for your loss, I may of not always seen eye to eye with that kid but he was your brother and i know you forgave him for everything that he did, and i get that. It's a horrible
thing that happened and i am truly, truly sorry about what happened, after everything in the end that boy didn't deserve to die the way he did, even though he did try and kill my baby boy." Cheryl sighs.
"Thanks Mum, Kyle didn't think you were that bad." Brax smiles lightly.
"So whensthe funeral?" Cheryl asks.
"12." Heath sighs.
"Well i'll be back here around 4 to pick you up Darc." Cheryl smiles.
"Can i stay with Dad tonight please Gran?" Darcybegs.
"Darc you need to ask Connie." Heath sighs.
"But i want to." Darcy moans.
"I'm sorry Darc but you have to." Heath sighs he did want his daughter to stay but he couldn't go past Connie otherwise he would loose any visiting hours that he had.
"i'll give her a call." Cheryl smiles lightly.
"Thanks mum." Heath smiles rubbing his daughters shoulder.
Cheryl goes out of the room to call Connie.
"Who's carrying the coffin?" Darcy asks.
"We are, Your Uncles and i." Heath sighs.
"Shouldn't four people carry it?" Darcy asks.
"We'll manage Darc." Heath mumbles.
"Your daughters right Braxton you need a fourth person." Someone sighs standing in the doorway.
They all turn around to see Andy and Josh who've been away on holiday.
"Andy, Josh what are you doing here?' Casey asks they weren't meant to be back for another three weeks
"Well Kyle was a mate and we came straight back as soon as we heard." Andy sighs.
"You didn't have too." Brax sighs shocked he didn't expect them to come back.
"Your brothers been a really great mate and he was a good bloke, we wanted to be here for him." Josh smiles lightly.
"Well thanks guys , and Andy another person would be helpful, how much did it cost to change your tickets?' Brax asks.
"Not much, and we would of done it anyway, we had to say goodbye." Andy sighs.
"We really appreciate it guys, thanks." Heath sighs.
"Darcy you can stay and Connie sends her love." Cheryl sighs.
"Darc you can sleep on the couch okay." Heath smiles.
"Can i sleep in Uncle Kyle's room?" Darcy ask.
"i don't think so Darc." Heath sighs.
"Why not?" Darcy asks.
"Darc its hard to explain but you just can't okay." Heath sighs.
"But Iwant to, it was his room and it is the closest i'll ever get to him again." Darcy sobs.
Heaths heart broke.
"Darc he'll always be in our hearts." Heath sobs his pain finally coming all out.
Bianca comforted Heath.
"Who killed him?" Andy asks he and Josh didn't even know the full story.
"His Uncleand cousins." Casey croaks.
"WHAT! he has an uncle and cousins, they killed him, what? why? Huh?" Josh questions bewildered and shocked by the news.
"What his Uncle and cousins killed him!" Darcy sobs.
Casey froze he forgot that Darcy wasn't told the full story.
"Family is supposed to protect you not hurt you." Darcy cries.
"ListenDarc those men are not our family they are just monsters." Brax sighs resting a hand on his nieces shoulder.
"Your Uncles right Darcy they are nothing to us and they are nothing to Kyle." Heath mumbles through the pain he feels in his chest.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Hello?" Brax questions seeing a middle aged women at the door.
"Is this the Braxton residence?" The lady asks.
"Yeah." Casey replies wiping tears away from his eyes with his sleeve.
"My name is Katie Bennett, Kyle's Aunty." She replies sadly.