Gift of a Friend
By CuttieGirll57
It's Christmas Eve. Some of the students on the S.S. Tipton went home for Holidays, but most of them stayed on the ship.
Bailey went to her and London's cabin. She and Cody helped with the decorating earlier, so she wanted some rest.
"Hey London, what are you doing?" she asked.
"Just getting rid of the junk." her roommate answered. Bailey rolled her eyes. London always throws away her old things, even if they're still good. According to her, if it's old, then it's junk.
Bailey looked at her wrist and froze. Oh my gosh, I hope I didn't lose it.
"Um...London, have you seen a bracelet around here?" she asked, hoping London had found it.
"Bailey, I have seen lots of bracelets, just look at my hands!" She showed her bracelets.
"No, I'm talking about my bracelet."
"What bracelet?"
"You know, the one I started to wear three weeks ago? After I visited my hometown?"
"Doesn't ring a bell." London simply said.
"It's simple, small and has a brown color." Bailey reminded her.
"Oh, that one? I threw it away!" London told her. Bailey froze.
"Y-you did what?" Bailey asked shocked.
"I said, I threw it away!" London said, thinking her roommate hadn't heard her. Bailey was so shocked that she didn't know what to do.
"Why?" was all she could ask.
"It was junk, so I got rid of it. Duh!"
"Junk? London, you could have asked me if I don't need it. Which I do!"
"Why? It's so ugly!" London took a look at Bailey. "Well, it doesn't really surprise me." Bailey decided to ignore the last comment.
"That bracelet was the last thing I have left from her."
"From who?"
"Oh, forget it!" Bailey shouted as she got out of the room.
London just stood on her bed, confused. Why would she get so upset? It's not like it was a cute bracelet or something! She took her purse, then realized something. Oh, I get it!
A few hours later, Bailey was on the Sky Deck. Zack and Cody approached her.
"Hey, Bailey." greeted Zack.
"Something wrong?" asked Cody.
"No, everything's ok." she lied.
"You look a little down." Cody told her.
"I just got into a fight with London, that's all."
"Well, that's not something unusual." Zack said. Right then, London came. "Speaking of London..."
"Hey Bailey!" she greeted. Bailey didn't answer, and didn't even look at her. "Now I know why you're so upset!"
"Oh yeah? Why?" Bailey said.
"Because," London continued, "You had to pay for that bracelet...even if I don't understand why, so I'll give you the money." When Bailey heard this, she got even more angrier. "So how much did it cost?"
"London, I don't want your money!" But she didn't listen.
"Oh whatever, I'll just give you this." She took some money out of her purse. Bailey must admit, it is a lot of money. But she didn't care.
"Just leave me alone!" she shouted. London stared at her, looking hurt.
"Fine...but it was your only chance!" London said. "I bet you're not getting any presents tomorrow. You've been a bad girl." she added as a joke. Bailey just stormed off. Cody went after her.
"Wow, you really did something bad to get her that angry!" Zack said before he followed Bailey and Cody.
London thought about it. Did I really do something so bad?
"Bailey, wait!" Cody shouted, running after her, with Zack behind him. "What happened?"
"London threw away my bracelet. That's all." she said.
"Oh c'mon, you wouldn't get so upset about something like this." Zack said. "There's more to that bracelet than you told anyone, isn't it?" Bailey looked down.
"Bailey, just tell us what's making you upset." Cody told her.
"Fine, I'll tell you."
In the evening, London was in her room, still thinking about earlier. Bailey wasn't there, she was still helping with the decorations and food. There was a knock at the door. London answered.
"Cody, what are you doing here?" she said.
"Bailey told me and Zack what happened." Cody said. "And told us why she's so upset about that bracelet."
"Then tell me, because I don't get it."
"She told us the reason why it was so important to her, and it's not because of how it looked."
"What else matters?" London asked confused.
"I was getting to that part." Cody told her. "Remember when she went to Kettlecorn to help her family with something a few weeks ago?" She nodded. "Her grandma was really sick and wanted to see Bailey."
"Why would someone want to see her when they're sick?" London asked. Cody gave her a look. "Sorry. Continue."
"She died two days after Bailey came. She knew she was going to die, so, before she did, she gave Bailey that bracelet. She wanted her granddaughter to remember about her." London looked at him shocked.
"Wow." was all she could say. She couldn't believe that she's been that selfish. Of course it wasn't about the money! She's been a bad friend. She should have asked Bailey if she wants to keep it or not. Or she should have left the bracelet alone, since it wasn't hers. "What am I going to do?" I can't do anything to get it back.
"Well, you can't get the bracelet back." Cody said, as if reading her mind. "But you can try to make up for it."
"How?" she asked. Then, and idea popped up in her head. "I can make her another one." Then, she thought about it. "But I don't know how to make it."
"I'll help you." Cody told her. "You can come to my cabin."
They went to Cody's cabin and started making a new bracelet. Cody showed her how to do it, and she managed to do something. However, since she didn't make anything by herself before, it took her some good hours.
"Oh my gosh, it's so late! What if somebody catches me coming out of your cabin?" London asked.
"Well, I guess you can sleep here, since Woody's away for Holidays."
"Thanks, you're the best!" she said as she hugged him.
Bailey woke up in the morning, and saw that the other bed was empty. London never wakes up before me. That's weird. She dressed up and, taking some presents, she got out of the cabin. She couldn't find London anywhere and she started to get really worried. Zack saw her.
"Hey Bailey." he greeted her.
"Hey Zack, Merry Christmas!" She gave him a gift. He opened it. It was a video game.
"Oh my gosh, I've been wanting this for months!" he shouted with excitement. "Merry Christmas to you too, I've got something for you in my cabin too."
"You can give it to me later."
"Are you still upset?"
"Well, yeah..." Bailey admitted. "But now I'm more worried. London wasn't in the cabin last night and I can't find her anywhere. Do you think she wanted to get away from me?"
"Oh c'mon. I'm pretty sure she didn't do something stupid...like jumping overboard or something."
"Don't even say that! Now I'm almost sorry for yesterday." Almost!
"Oh, look, there she is!" Zack said. London and Cody got to them.
"Hey, Bailey." Cody greeted. "Merry Christmas! I got a present for you."
"Me too." she said smiling. They gave each other a present. Cody gave Zack a look and the two of them left.
"Bailey." London started. She was really sorry about what she did, now that she knew the bracelet story.
"Where were you last night?" Bailey simply said.
"I slept in Cody's cabin." she answered. Bailey stared at her, a little surprised. "It's not what you think!" London quickly said. "He helped me make you a new bracelet. He told me about your grandma and what it meant to you and..."
"Wait. Did you just say that you made me a bracelet?"
"Well...yeah. To make up for the other one. Even if I know it is not going to replace it." she sighed it. "Bailey, I'm so sorry. I know I should have asked you if you wanted to keep it or not. I was a bad friend." She gave her the new bracelet. Bailey took it and looked at it. It didn't look exactly good, but she smiled. She put it on her hand.
"You weren't a bad friend." Bailey said. "What you did wasn't good, but you did what you could to make up for it. And that's what matters."
"So you're not upset because you don't have anything left from your grandma anymore?"
"Of course I am. But I'll always have her in my heart. And this new bracelet will be kept as a good memory. The gift of a friend." she smiled. "By the way, I've got a present for you." She took it and opened it. It was a sparkly lipstick. And matching nail polish. London wanted to get those before, but she was in a hurry, so she couldn't. But Bailey got them for her before, and she kept them for now. The two girls hugged. "Merry Christmas, London."
"Merry Christmas, Bailey."
The End
