Secrets

Part seventeen

"good morning cas" he greets kissing the girl sitting on the bed on the cheeks,

"did you sleep well," he asks her, but as usual, she doesn't answer him, she just sits there, knees hugged tight and looking into the distance. never answering him, he didn't mind.

all he wants is to see his sister safe and alive, with him

"i met gale today" he tells her, a smile automatically appearing on his face, thinking about his only friend "you would like her" he tells her, sitting next to her bed.

she flinches

"shhh" he tells her "its OK" reaching over to touch her hand but she jumps up and starts going crazy

"cas! calm down" he hushes her, he knows she doesn't like getting touched but he thought just once, she'd want some affection, as he'd so desperately wanted over the years, someone to hug, someone to tell him he's not alone.

he starts struggling to keep his sister steady, she kicks and screams trying to get away from his grasp

"please cassidy" he pleads, its all he can do to stay sane

he starts to hum a tune for her, it was once her favourite song, the only thing that calmed her.

he manages to get her on the bed, he walks to the little wardrobe he had got for her and looks around, he picks up a baby blue summer dress and a little blouse.

"time to get cleaned up" he tells her and puts the clothes next to her, he carefully starts cleaning her with a soapy wet sponge, then he finishes off with a clean wet sponge. all this time, she just looks into the distance, never looking at him or uttering a single word.

after he gets her dressed, he picks up a brush from the wardrobe, he slowly brushes the knotts out of her hair. "i think you should meet gale"

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Gale's POV

"c'moooon!" Maya nags at me "please!"

i breath out a long frustratingly annoyed sigh

"gaaaallleeee!"

she looks like an eight year old, both hands clutched together and her blue eyes all gooey,

i smile at her "fine" i tell her

i get up and give her my laptop, she wanted to take it over to her friends house, I wouldn't mind if only she didn't lose everything she takes out of this house.

"lose it and I'll kill you" i warn her as she starts running up the stairs

"i mean it!" i holler after her

she's already lost three of her phones, my phone, her laptop, my little prized possession; a heart shaped necklace with a star bordering it and little crystals embedded into it. it was a gift from my best friend.

my phone buzzes, distracting me from my mental list of things Maya lost.

its Ryan, i pick it up

"geez dude, what century are you from? didn't you hear, people don't use phones as phones anymore, they text"

he laughs "sorry, you want me to hang up and text you instead?" he jokes

"too late, time is wasting. talk." i order

"I'm fine too thanks" he tells me

"oh my! where ever are my manners? i am ever so sorry! how are you my good man?" i ask in my best British accent

"i am as the bright sun, how are YOU? lady gale?" he replies,
why is his accent better than mine?

i giggle "lady gale?" i picture him shrug and I roll my eyes