Have a Little Faith in me

Chapter 6 - Friends

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:Have a little faith in me,

Have a little faith in me, oh and:

Genesis was startled by someone's voice that sounded all too familiar. She lifted her head and looked to see Bradin behind her. She wiped at her cheeks to try and hide the tears and continued to suck in deep breathes. He chest heaved as she tried to calm her sobs.

"Genesis, what's wrong?" Bradin frowned. He didn't want to see her upset, but he was praying she was crying about him. He wanted to be with her and he wished she wanted the same. Maybe she had a bad day before?

"I-I don't want to talk about it," Genesis muttered and went to walk past Bradin back up the beach. She wasn't aware he would be coming to Spanish Cove that day. On her way past him, he caught her arm. She was so close she could smell everything on him…his cologne, his aftershave, even his shampoo. It was in that minute that she had to close her eyes and let it all sink in.

"Genesis, I understand if you don't want to actually go out with me," Bradin whispered, just so she could hear. "I want to be your friend. You can tell me." He said sincerely. He had realized when she began to walk away that she wasn't crying over him. He wanted to help her. He had strong feelings for her and he wanted to be someone she could talk to.

"You wouldn't understand," Genesis whispered as tears began to fall from her eyes again. She started breathing heavier once more and brought her hand to her mouth to try and soften her cries.

"Try me," Bradin whispered once more. He watched as Genesis looked up at him. Her tear-filled eyes made his heart reach out to her. He just wished she would take it. She sat down on a rock and ran her fingers through her hair as she cried some more. Bradin sat down facing her and just waited for her to start.

"My parents…they don't get it," she muttered and watched the ocean. She wiped at the tears on her face. "I swear, they think I'm this emotionless being." She shook her eyes as her forehead creased in more cries.

"You aren't, though," Bradin whispered again. She looked up at him and shook her head again.

"Bradin, I know that. I finally know who I am and I finally know what it is that I want in life. I finally know that I'm a real person…and that I actually mean something in this world," Genesis said as more tears crawled down her cheeks. Bradin had never seen her like this. "They don't see it. They never have. And I finally put them in their place. But now I don't feel like I can ever go back." She shook her head and watched the waves some more.

"So…you ran away?" Bradin asked and watched as she bit her bottom lip. She looked back up at him again.

"Yeah," she nodded slowly. She folded her head in her lap as her body shook with some more sobs. Bradin rested his hand on her back.

"Well, where are you going to go?" Bradin asked her. She sat back up fully and shrugged her shoulders. Obviously she hadn't gotten that far yet. "You could come stay with me."

"That's not a good idea," Genesis shook her head and stood up. Bradin sighed and stood up as well.

"Where else are you going to go, huh?" Bradin frowned and watched her deeply. "Stay on the beach? Wait around for someone to just pick you up? I know you don't want to be with me and it might be a little uncomfortable, but you can stay in Nikki's room." Bradin shrugged. Genesis watched him. He was right. She didn't have anywhere else to go. She wasn't close enough to Lucas. Plus, she knew Bradin's family and maybe it wouldn't be so terrible.

"I-I don't know, Bradin," Genesis sighed and tucked her hair behind her ear. "I mean, you're right, it would be uncomfortable and just…weird."

"Genesis, I'm serious. Where would you go?" He asked. Genesis watched him and then looked down.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but…I guess you're right," she muttered. "So, uh, w-when do we go?"

A/N: Okay, I know this chapter is really on the short side, and I apologize, but I wanted to end it there :-/. I promise that the next one will be much better. LoL. Thanks! Send feedback!