"Yes?" Bradin questioned as he and Callie walked into the kitchen to see what Ava wanted.
"The post office called" Ava said.
"What did they want?" Bradin asked.
"Apparently you have a package" Ava replied.
"Why don't we walk down and get it" Callie suggested.
"Okay, but I don't know where the post office is" Bradin said.
Bradin and Callie headed out the back door and down the steps onto the beach.
"You've lived here for how long now? And you still don't know where the post office is" Callie replied.
"Come on Callie, do you really think that the post office is that important?" Bradin asked.
"Fine, I guess not, but still" Callie sighed. She knew she had been defeated.
They walked in silence for a few minutes and then Callie spoke up.
"Who do you think is sending you a package?" she questioned.
"I don't know" Bradin replied.
"A friend from back home maybe" Callie suggested.
"I didn't give anyone my aunt's address" Bradin replied.
"It's mystery then" Callie decided.
"But we're about to find out" Bradin said as they walked into the post office.
They went to the front counter and picked up Bradin's package. The package wasn't very big.
"Open it" Callie pushed the second the package was in Bradin's hands.
Bradin quickly opened it and a necklace fell out, it landed with a tink on the floor. Callie bent down and picked it up.
"Who's is this?" she asked.
"It's mine" he replied as he took the necklace from her.
It was the necklace that he used to wear everyday, until he gave it to someone very special to him. Sara.
He had given it to her after the first time they made love.
"Why is someone mailing you your own necklace?" Callie asked.
Bradin ignored her and quickly checked the envelope for a return address. It didn't have one. Then he turned to the lady behind the counter.
"Can you tell me where this package came from?" Bradin asked.
"It came in with a bunch of other packages from Kansas" the lady said "So it's probably from there"
"What's she doing in Kansas?" Bradin asked himself out loud.
"Who Bradin? Who's in Kansas?" Callie demanded.
"I have to go" Bradin said quickly and ran out of the post office.
It had been almost three months since Sara had run away. School had started, but Bradin had never forgotten about her. He didn't know why but Sara was in Kansas. Her parents were looking for her in the wrong place. He didn't know what to do. He knew that the right thing to do would be to tell her parents where he thought she was, but instead he was going to do what he knew was stupid.
He was going to find her himself.
Bradin wandered along the beach and thought long and hard about everything. When he finally went home it was almost midnight.
"Where have you been?" Ava asked when he walked in the back door.
"No where" Bradin replied.
"Callie came back here. She seemed really upset and she was looking for you. She said that you ran out of the post office. What's going on?" Ava asked.
"Don't worry about it" Bradin replied as he headed towards the stairs.
"I am going to worry about it Bradin. You're my responsability and I deserve to know what's going on in your life. Maybe I can help" Ava said as she blocked his path to the stairs.
"You can't help" Bradin spat as he pushed pasted her and ran up the stairs.
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It was 3 O'clock in the morning and Bradin quietly climbed out of bed. Ava had tried a few times to come and talk to him, but everytime he just blew her off. She would never understand.
Bradin got down on the floor and pulled his suitcase out from under his bed. He walked across the floor as quietly as he could to his closet. He was going to pack as many of his things that he could, and everything thing else he would just have to leave behind.
He quickly scribbled a note and left it on his bed. He stood in the doorway for a minute just watching Derrick sleep. He then went up to Nikki's room to look at her one last time. He knew he would see them again someday, but right now it seemed like it was going to be forever.
Bradin climbed in his car and started to drive, it was going to be a really long drive. He would be sleeping in his car and drive for most of the day.
He had no clue how he was going to find Sara. Kansas was huge. He figured he would just start by going back to his home town. Maybe Sara remember him talking about where he had grown up and went there. It was worth a chance.
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PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm having a lot of fun writing this story and I really hope that you guys like it.
How long do you think I should wait before Bradin finds Sara? Would it be stupid if he found her like almost right away?
Should Ava and everyone else go looking for him?
Summerlander
