We waved good bye to Annie and her family as we drove out of their driveway.

"I can't believe he's gone." I mumbled.

"Me too. I'll never have the chance to date him...gosh, why didn't I take the chance when I could've?" Katie smacked herself in the head.

"Katie, it's okay." I said gently.

"No, it's not!" She said with tears streaming down her cheeks. "He could've been mine..."

I gave her a hug. "It'll be okay. You've got me and Ryan and Annie and Hayley."

When we got home, Katie just ran to her room and hid the rest of the day.

"Is something wrong with your sister?" Mom asked.

I shrugged. "I don't know." I lied. I quickly grabbed a water bottle and headed to my room.

I couldn't help but think of how Annie is hurting. I was hurting, too, but not as much as Annie and her family.

I decided to text Annie. She probably needed someone to talk to, especially since I was now her "brother".

B- hey. How u feeling?
A- really down. Like I'm drowning in my feelings. I can't explain it it's so bad
B- I'm sorry :( u wanna talk about it?
A- not by text. If you want, you can come over tomorrow with Katie so we can talk in person.
B- ok, sounds good. I'm really sorry Annie
A- it's not ur fault
B- I know. I'll see u tomorrow then
A- bye Brennan. Thanks for being a great brother :)
B- np. Bye
A- bye

I put down my phone and sighed. I then took out my laptop and watched the field day video we did.

I laughed when Caleb photo bombed while Katie was talking, and I laughed at how goofy he was. Tears stung my eyes, and I decided to post a picture dedicated to Caleb.

I actually cried as I hit post. I didn't know how much it hurt; but it just hit me.

I guess I was crying pretty loud or Katie just walked by, because she opened my door with red, puffy, and swollen eyes.

"Brennan?" She asked.

I wiped away my tears. "Y-yes?"

"You okay?"

I shook my head. "The pain just hit me real bad, Katie. I'm hurting."

She came over and hugged me tight. "I get it. I feel the same way."

Before I knew it, Katie fell asleep next to me, and eventually so did I. My dreams were all about Caleb, and one of them was the strangest yet best one.

I was in heaven, and I saw Caleb with beautiful white angel wings.

He smiled. He was dressed in a white shirt, white jeans, and white Converse.

I couldn't believe this. Was I actually here, or was this a dream?

"C-Caleb? Is that really you?" I asked.

Apparently, I was sitting down, so Caleb helped me up. He was just smiling.

"Caleb?"

"Brennan?" He mimicked.

I laughed and hugged him. Even though it was a dream, I could feel him, and even recognize his scent. I even began to cry.

I pulled away smiling. I laughed and cried at the same time.

"Brennan, please don't cry. I'm okay." Caleb said.

"I'm sorry. It's just...why did we have to lose you?" I whispered. It was so hard to talk through the tears.

Caleb hugged me again, then left his hand on my shoulder. "God told me he needed me for bigger plans. It was my time, Brennan."

"But we weren't ready—"

"No one is ready when it's someone's time. I'm sorry I left you all so soon. If it was up to me, I would've left so much later on. Believe me, Brennan, I would've."

I smiled. "Thank you, Caleb. Thank you for letting me know everything will be okay."

He smiled back. Right when his hand left my shoulder, the dream started to fade back into reality.

I didn't want to wake up.

I rubbed my eyes and looked around. I was in my room, and Katie was gone.

Just then Mom walked in with a laundry basket. "Hey, Brennan, heard you and Katie took a nap. Everything okay?"

I nodded, trying not to forget my dream. "Yeah. Everything's cool."

"Okay, just don't forget that tonight's swim practice, only if you feel like going. Also, please put away your laundry." Mom left the laundry basket and walked out of the room.

I nodded and started to fold and put away my clothes. After that I quickly wrote down my dream so that I'd never forget it.

I think it was the best dream I'd ever had.

•••

The next day Mom dropped us off at Annie's house so she could take Ryan to go see a friend.

Katie and I knocked on the door. Hayley opened it and grinned when she saw us.

"Hi! Come in! Mommy, it's Katie and Brennan!" Hayley shouted as she opened the door for us.

Ms. Katie came down the stairs and gave us a hug. "Hey guys! Where's your mom?"

"She went to take Ryan to a friend's house." Katie explained.

Ms. Katie nodded. "Well, it's great to see you! Annie should be down in a minute, she was just taking a quick shower. If you're hungry we have cookies."

Katie and I nodded and grabbed a couple cookies from the tray on the kitchen island. A couple minutes later Annie came downstairs with wet hair, a white shirt outlined with pink, and some black leggings.

When she saw us she smiled and her face lit up. Seeing Annie happy made me happy. So, I smiled back. Actually, I grinned like a doof.

"Hey! I'm glad you came!" She came over and hugged Katie then me. When she touched me, the sparks flew around, and her touch was like getting electrocuted.

I didn't want to let go, but we had go eventually.

"Hey, so in a couple days we're inviting our close friends and family to hang out all together. You know, just to have a day and celebrate life. Your family is welcome." Ms. Katie told us.

"We'd love to come, thanks for inviting us." Katie said as she grabbed a glass of water.

"Katie, wanna practice on the trampoline? I haven't practiced since..." Annie trailed off.

I nodded. "I know."

Annie looked at me. Her eyes looked sad. I gave her another hug.

She sniffed and cried into my shoulder. I just kept hugging her.

"I'm here." I whispered into her ear.

She pulled away and wiped away her tears. "I'm so sorry, Brennan. I can't help it; you're like a brother to me, and this is what I would've done with Caleb if we was here."

I nodded, understanding. Then she whispered to me, "You're all I have left."

A/N: Okay so the part about Brennan's dream almost made me cry :*( The ending also makes me kinda sad, but also makes me say, "Brennan just got sibling-zoned" 😂
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