Chapter 1: Coming Home

Nick arose out of his bed at exactly 8:00 am. Last Night he had finally decided that today he would

go back to Briarwood. He smiled at that as he thought about seeing all of his friends again. But there

was one oerson in particular he wanted to see most.

"Madison." he said quietly to himself.

His smile grew wider at just the thought of her. He could easily

picture her breathtaking smile and her gorgeous brown eyes. He loved that she was so easy to

talk to and that she would try and help in times of need. Then there was the part that made dread

cross over him. What if they didn't want to see him again? What if they were mad at him for not

calling even once over the time of his absence? He could just hope for the best. He mentally

slapped himself for not staying in touch with them. But he didn't need to think about that, he just

needed to focus on just seeing them again. So with that he grabbed a small bag-- small enough so

that it would fit into the side of his bike-- and he started stuffing it up with all of his clothes and

everything he had brought with him. After he was done packing and he said his goodbyes to his

adoptive parents, he loaded everyhing onto his bike and headed off back to Briarwood.

He promised he would come back, and today he finally would