Cameron

"I hope you're right," I said quietly, my heart breaking for my brother. How could I have let things get this bad...?

"I am, it'll just take time is all."

I nodded. "Well all we have out here is time. I wish I knew someone that could talk to him. I don't know anyone that's... gone through this though."

"Asher has." I spoke up "I know he'd come and talk to him if we ask him to."

"Asher? Really? Damn... Yeah, if he'd come talk to Cameron, that'd be great. Just... someone that understands what he's going through. I just want to help him and... I don't know how to. But I'm not going to be like I was before, avoid him because I don't know what to do."

"I don't know a lot of the details but Elena helped him through it, maybe she could give you some advice. I'll talk to Asher about coming to see him but I know he will."

I nodded. "Thanks Caleb. I appreciate it."

Everyone stayed a little while longer and then left to go check in with everyone else. Lea was going to come back later so I could get some rest. I went into Cameron's room "Hey, do you need anything right now?"

I shook my head a little. "No. I'm fine."

I nodded "Alright then." I muttered "I'm going to make myself a bed in here if that's okay.I...don't want to leave you alone."

I nodded. "You can stay as long as you want," I said quietly, turning over on my side to face the wall, trying to ignore the pain in my arms.

"We're going to take shifts staying with you, we don't want you to be alone for awhile."

"Why not. I deserve to be alone."

"Stop Cameron, please just...stop."

"Stop what? It's the truth. If you don't want to hear what I'm saying I'll just stop talking."

"Maybe I'll just shut up, I just keep saying the wrong things over and over again."

I sighed. "You're not saying anything wrong Abi."

"Apparently I am, every time I speak you just sound more depressed so I'm just going to sit here." I said and sat down, pulling my knees up to my chest.

"It's not you that's making me depressed Abi," I said quietly. "I'm surprised as fuck that you... you know, still give a shit... but you're not making me depressed."

I got to Cameron's cabin and went inside without knocking, he and Abi both looked really surprised "Ronna's gone." I muttered.

I sat up slowly, sure I hadn't heard her right. "Gone? What do you mean... gone?"

"Something happened, she died in childbirth. The baby...she's alive."

"Oh my god. What happened? Where's Carter?"

"He's still with her at the infirmary...and another thing...Brooke is here."


"What?"

"Brooke? Are you sure?" She nodded and I ran a hand through my hair. "Damn. How the hell did she end up all the way out here?" I asked, getting up out of bed to get a new shirt. I couldn't go there wearing a shirt covered in blood.