Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in Summerland nor do I own the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day. But I do own any characters in this story that you may not know... Such as Dan (the officer), Lisa and Tom Westerly, and John (the guy from the office).
Not to confuse you all, the phone conversation in the chapter will be in the little quote " things, k? The song is also in italics so don't get confused
Chapter 1: Wake Me Up When It's Over
It was a gorgeous day in June in the state of Kansas as the Westerly family relaxed and played in their backyard. Tom and Lisa Westerly sat on the patio as they observed their children playing around in the backyard. They smiled at how nicely they got along and were so proud to be called their parents.
"Dad come and play catch with me!" Derrick yelled to his father as he threw the football up and down in his hand.
Tom smiled and got up out of his chair to go play with his youngest son. Bradin and Nikki had been playing frisbee with each other and Derrick hadn't wanted to play. Bradin waved for his mom to join them as well. Lisa got up out of her chair and caught the frisbee that Bradin threw at her.
Life was good in the Westerly house as they had all they could ever need, each other. They were so happy and they all thought nothing could put an end to that... Until one sound would be the signal of the end to their happiness...
RING! went Tom's cell phone. He glanced down at the number and picked it up, seeing as it was the office.
Like my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
'Hello?
Tom, it's John. I need you and Lisa to come down to the office pronto... Important issues to discuss and we have a little crisis on our hands.
Can't this wait until tomorrow? My family and I are jus-
No. No it can't... It's so important it could truly change all of our lives forever. Especially the lives of your family.
Agh... Fine! How soon do you want us to be there?
Now would be nice... But as soon as possible, if possible.
We can be there in twenty minutes top if I break the speed limit?
Good. Perfect. If you get a ticket, I'll even pay for it. I need you here now! Goodbye!'
And with that, Tom hung up to the phone and turned to his wife. "Hun, we gotta go to the office."
"Er, now... Why? Did something happen?" Lisa asked with a worried tone.
"I don't know, but something's going to happen that'll change all of our lives forever."
Both Tom and Lisa rushed inside and their children followed suit, dropping both the frisbee and football in the yard and leaving them there. Bradin, Nikki and Derrick were all very curious about why their parents were rushing around so frantically with smiles like jack-o-lanterns on their faces.
"You're father and I need to go to the office for something that will change all of our lives... Bradin, you're in charge until we come back. We'll try to be back as soon as we can! Be good you guys. I love all of you very much," Lisa said finally stopping a moment.
They finally finished getting their things and Lisa and Tom stood before their kids, gave them one last kiss goodbye and said 'I love you' one last time as they walked out of the door and out of their children's lives... forever.
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
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About ten minutes or so had passed before the silence was broken in the house as the phone rang.
'Hello this is the Westerly residence, Nikki speaking.
Hey, Nikki. This is Dan (Dan was a police officer and a family friend) I have some tragic, terrible news... Your parents were involved in a fatal accident not to long ago...
Oh my God! Are they okay? Can I talk to them? Where are they? Let me speak to them!'
There was silence from the other end of the phone then some soft sniffs.
'Dan... Where are my parents?
I'm sorry Nikki... But they've passed away...
Dan... It's not funny to joke about something like that...
I wish I was joking, sweetie... I really do. But your parents were killed by the impact of the crash... They were the victims of a drunk driver at the wheel hitting them at high speeds... I can assure you though, they didn't feel a thing... I'm sorry Nikki. Tell your brothers I said so to them as well... Someone will contact you about moving to your aunt's house in a few days.'
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
The dial tone buzzed on the other end as Dan disconnected himself and Nikki... Shakily, Nikki hung up the phone and began sobbing uncontrollably on the floor. Bradin rushed into the room to see what happened as Derrick followed him a little while afterwards.
"Nikki what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Bradin asked with concern as he crouched down next to his sister while she was slowly becoming a puddle on the ground. Nikki couldn't even talk she was so shaken and upset. "Nikki... talk to me, sis."
Nikki looked up at Bradin through watery eyes, "They're g-g-gone, Bradin! Not coming back ev-ever!"
"Who mom and dad? They just went to the office... They are coming back," he laughed. "What's gotten into you?"
"Bra-Bradin... They're de-dead. M-Mom and D-Dad died!"
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when September ends
Bradin and Derrick looked at their sister to try and figure out if she was telling the truth or just making it up. Derrick caved first and curled up in Nikki's arms as he began to cry. Bradin tried to hold it back to be the big, strong, older brother that he had always been. He hated crying, especially in front of other people, but right now... he couldn't help it and he had to cry with his siblings. Bradin wrapped Nikki and Derrick in each of his arms and held them as close to him as he possibly could.
They sat there and cried for sometime before Nikki had finally calmed down enough to tell them about her conversation with Dan from earlier. The three of them pulled themselves together and held back the tears as they began looking around the house for boxes or anything to pack their stuff in. They figured they should start now so they had enough time to figure out what to do with everything and get a head start. Once they found a couple boxes in the garage they began to pack up and search through their things... and their parents things.
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my fathers come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
So what did you think? I'm just getting started so i know it's all short and not about Nikki and Cameron yet, trust me... it will get longer and it will be about Nikki and Cameron. Well please please please let me know what you think! And if you have any ideas for a beter title. Luv yas always Lauren