Chapter 2: The New Girl and the Invite
Bradin sat in his first class, waiting for his name to be called. "Wetherly, Bradin," his balding first class teacher Mr. Baldwin called his name. "Here," he called back. "Ah yes, you're new to California, am I right," the man asked? Bradin nodded his head. "Where do you originally come from then," he asked curiously? "Kansas," he mumbled, and he grimaced briefly at the few snickers he heard. "Right, well welcome to Playa Linda," he said moving on down the list. "Wood, Piper," he called next.
That's when he noticed her. As she answered 'here' in her sweet southern drawl, her shoulder length brown hair spread out across her shoulders, green eyes looking at her desk. "Ah yes, Ms. Wood, you're new to California as well, are you not?" She nodded timidly. "And you are from?" "Texas," she sais quietly, "Houston." More quiet snickers. Bradin rolled his eyes. "Well, two new students in the same class, both from down south, you two should start a club," Mr. Baldwin tried. Bradin and the girl looked at each other and laughed uneasily at the man's attempt at a joke. "Right, welcome to Playa Linda," and he moved on with his lessons.
When class ended Bradin jogged to find the new girl who had quickly excited the class when the bell rang. "Hey," he called to her, "hey." She turned. "Hey, I'm Bradin, we've met, well kind of." He stuck out his hand. "Right, Piper," she shook his hand and smiled, he did too. "Well, um..." he was at a loss for words, when a blonde head popped up next to him. "Hey B," Ellie smiled as she came up to them, "who's your friend?" "Oh um, Ellie this is Piper, she's new, and Piper this is my best friend Ellie." "Nice to meet you," Ellie smiled. "You too," Piper smiled back. Then there was a moment of silence.
"Well, we really should get going to class," Ellie offered, sensing the uncomfortable silence. "Right," Bradin and Piper looked around awkwardly and sputtered out. "Well it was nice meeting you Piper," Bradin said. "Yah, you too," she replied, and turned to Ellie, "It was nice meeting you too." "Ditto," Ellie replied. "Well...bye," Piper waved slightly and turned to leave. "See you around," Bradin called after her. She turned her head and gave him a small smile before disappearing in the crowd of students down the hall. Bradin looked at the spot wear she had disappeared into, his mind reeling at the thought of her. "Well that was interesting," Ellie blew out the breath she hadn't know she had been holding. Bradin gave her a look and turned to go to their class. Ellie laughed and followed after him.
Ring! The last bell of the day went off and Bradin sighed in relief. "So, surfing for a few hours, since there isn't any homework yet," Ellie asked while they unloaded their books into their lockers. "Sure," Bradin only half listened. "Cool, lets go to your house, I don't feel like going home, I'll just borrow one of Jay's boards again, and Ava's suit." "Right," he nodded. "Okay," she shut her locker, "lets hit it." He followed her outside where a squeal interrupted his spazzing. "Bradin!" He looked over to see Sara striding his way. "hey," he new he looked totally goofy but he couldn't stop. "Hey babe," she smiled at him, then looked over to Ellie. "Oh, he's still hanging around you I see," she spat. Ellie's eyes narrowed, "Still as slutty as ever I see." Sara sucked in her breath. "Whatever," she looked back at Bradin, "there's a welcome back party at the point this Friday, everyone's invited, bring friends." She eyed Ellie, "but leave the puppy at home." Ellie stepped in her path, "A) Kiss my ass, and B) I've already been invited." Bradin looked at her wide eyed. "By who," he and Sara asked at the same time? "Tanner," she looked at the slightly shorter blonde defiantly. Bradin nearly chocked on his own spit. "The hot senior," Sara asked in disbelief? "That's the one," Ellie smirked. "Why would he talk to you," Sara asked, still disbelievingly? "Oh, we're old friends," Ellie mocked. "Whatever," Sara looked at Bradin who had been quiet, "see you there." She kissed him on the cheek and looked at Ellie who sneered. "Toodles," then she was off. "Toodles," Ellie mocked back, "god I hate that bitch, why do you like her?" Bradin's eyes narrowed, "for the same reason you like Tanner." Ellie looked down guiltily. "When were you planning on telling me about that," he asked? "Later on I guess," she shrugged and walked down the steps. "Are you coming," she asked when he didn't follow her down. He simply walked down after her. "Look Bradin, I wasn't gunna go without talking to you first, and its not like I'm going with him, he just said I should come, actually I was going to ask if you wanted to come with me," she looked hopeful, and Bradin softened. "Really," he asked? "Yah," she nodded. "Well, I cant be mad at that," he smiled as did she. "Come on, lets go," he grabbed her and slung his arm over her shoulder. She let him guide her away from the school and to his aunt's house.
Bradin sat in his first class, waiting for his name to be called. "Wetherly, Bradin," his balding first class teacher Mr. Baldwin called his name. "Here," he called back. "Ah yes, you're new to California, am I right," the man asked? Bradin nodded his head. "Where do you originally come from then," he asked curiously? "Kansas," he mumbled, and he grimaced briefly at the few snickers he heard. "Right, well welcome to Playa Linda," he said moving on down the list. "Wood, Piper," he called next.
That's when he noticed her. As she answered 'here' in her sweet southern drawl, her shoulder length brown hair spread out across her shoulders, green eyes looking at her desk. "Ah yes, Ms. Wood, you're new to California as well, are you not?" She nodded timidly. "And you are from?" "Texas," she sais quietly, "Houston." More quiet snickers. Bradin rolled his eyes. "Well, two new students in the same class, both from down south, you two should start a club," Mr. Baldwin tried. Bradin and the girl looked at each other and laughed uneasily at the man's attempt at a joke. "Right, welcome to Playa Linda," and he moved on with his lessons.
When class ended Bradin jogged to find the new girl who had quickly excited the class when the bell rang. "Hey," he called to her, "hey." She turned. "Hey, I'm Bradin, we've met, well kind of." He stuck out his hand. "Right, Piper," she shook his hand and smiled, he did too. "Well, um..." he was at a loss for words, when a blonde head popped up next to him. "Hey B," Ellie smiled as she came up to them, "who's your friend?" "Oh um, Ellie this is Piper, she's new, and Piper this is my best friend Ellie." "Nice to meet you," Ellie smiled. "You too," Piper smiled back. Then there was a moment of silence.
"Well, we really should get going to class," Ellie offered, sensing the uncomfortable silence. "Right," Bradin and Piper looked around awkwardly and sputtered out. "Well it was nice meeting you Piper," Bradin said. "Yah, you too," she replied, and turned to Ellie, "It was nice meeting you too." "Ditto," Ellie replied. "Well...bye," Piper waved slightly and turned to leave. "See you around," Bradin called after her. She turned her head and gave him a small smile before disappearing in the crowd of students down the hall. Bradin looked at the spot wear she had disappeared into, his mind reeling at the thought of her. "Well that was interesting," Ellie blew out the breath she hadn't know she had been holding. Bradin gave her a look and turned to go to their class. Ellie laughed and followed after him.
Ring! The last bell of the day went off and Bradin sighed in relief. "So, surfing for a few hours, since there isn't any homework yet," Ellie asked while they unloaded their books into their lockers. "Sure," Bradin only half listened. "Cool, lets go to your house, I don't feel like going home, I'll just borrow one of Jay's boards again, and Ava's suit." "Right," he nodded. "Okay," she shut her locker, "lets hit it." He followed her outside where a squeal interrupted his spazzing. "Bradin!" He looked over to see Sara striding his way. "hey," he new he looked totally goofy but he couldn't stop. "Hey babe," she smiled at him, then looked over to Ellie. "Oh, he's still hanging around you I see," she spat. Ellie's eyes narrowed, "Still as slutty as ever I see." Sara sucked in her breath. "Whatever," she looked back at Bradin, "there's a welcome back party at the point this Friday, everyone's invited, bring friends." She eyed Ellie, "but leave the puppy at home." Ellie stepped in her path, "A) Kiss my ass, and B) I've already been invited." Bradin looked at her wide eyed. "By who," he and Sara asked at the same time? "Tanner," she looked at the slightly shorter blonde defiantly. Bradin nearly chocked on his own spit. "The hot senior," Sara asked in disbelief? "That's the one," Ellie smirked. "Why would he talk to you," Sara asked, still disbelievingly? "Oh, we're old friends," Ellie mocked. "Whatever," Sara looked at Bradin who had been quiet, "see you there." She kissed him on the cheek and looked at Ellie who sneered. "Toodles," then she was off. "Toodles," Ellie mocked back, "god I hate that bitch, why do you like her?" Bradin's eyes narrowed, "for the same reason you like Tanner." Ellie looked down guiltily. "When were you planning on telling me about that," he asked? "Later on I guess," she shrugged and walked down the steps. "Are you coming," she asked when he didn't follow her down. He simply walked down after her. "Look Bradin, I wasn't gunna go without talking to you first, and its not like I'm going with him, he just said I should come, actually I was going to ask if you wanted to come with me," she looked hopeful, and Bradin softened. "Really," he asked? "Yah," she nodded. "Well, I cant be mad at that," he smiled as did she. "Come on, lets go," he grabbed her and slung his arm over her shoulder. She let him guide her away from the school and to his aunt's house.