Chapter 7
Bradin got up at about 8:00 the next morning, which made him the first one up. He went to the kitchen and made himself some breakfast. All he could think about was Sarah. 'I know that we can only ever just be friends, but I can't help the way I feel about her,' thought Bradin. 'If I let her know how I feel, she would go out with me. She has feelings for me. I know that Aunt Ava would have a problem with some of the things she does. I have a problem with some of the things that she does. I just wish that she would change.'
At that moment, Johnny walked in, interrupting Bradin's thoughts.
"Morning," said Johnny.
"Morning," said Bradin.
"Hand me the milk," said Johnny as he sat down at the table with his own breakfast.
Derrick walked in and Johnny got up to fix him a bowl of cereal.
"Derrick are you going to have Martha over today?" asked Johnny.
"Yeah," said Derrick.
"What are you guys gonna do?" questioned Johnny.
"Probably play a game or something," said Derrick. "She has to leave early because she has a dentist appointment."
"I gotta go," said Bradin. "Jay was gonna open the shop, and I'm supposed to work until my surf lesson."
"All right," said Johnny.
Bradin went out the door as Nikki walked into the room.
"Has Cameron called?" asked Nikki.
"Good morning to you to," said Johnny in a sarcastic voice.
"Oh sorry," said Nikki, "morning."
"And no," said Johnny, "Cameron hasn't called yet."
Nikki sighed and flopped onto the couch.
"You know Nik," said Johnny, "most teenage boys sleep in during the summer."
"I guess you're right," said Nikki.
The phone rang, and Nikki lunged for it.
"Hello," said Nikki. "Hey Cameron." She took the phone and walked out of the room.
Johnny laughed and shook his head. "What time is Martha coming over?"
"9:00," said Derrick as he took his dishes to the sink.
"Good Deal," said Johnny, "I'm gonna go grab a shower."
He left the room and Derrick flopped on the couch and turned on the T.V.
Nikki walked back into the room and sat down next to Derrick.
"Aren't you going to Cameron's?" asked Derrick.
"He's coming here first," said Nikki. "Then we'll probably go to his house."
Martha knocked at the door, and Derrick got up to go outside.
"We're gonna be outside," said Derrick.
"Kay," said Nikki, who settled down to read.
Around noon there was a knock at the door, and Nikki looked up to find Cameron smiling in at her. She smiled back and then jumped up to let him in.
"Hey," said Cameron as he hugged her.
"Hey," said Nikki.
"Hey Cameron," said Johnny as he walked into the room.
"Hey," said Cameron.
"What are you two up to today?" asked Johnny.
"What do you want to do?" asked Cameron.
"Um," said Nikki, "I thought we would go for a swim or something."
"Yeah," said Cameron, "and then maybe we might go to my house and grab some dinner." He directed his last comment at Johnny.
"Sure," said Johnny, "just be home by 10:00."
"I will," said Nikki as she took Cameron's hand and followed him out the door.
Bradin went to meet Erika for his surfing lesson, which he was hoping would get his mind off of Sarah. Even while he was surfing he couldn't stop thinking about her.
After he missed his fourth wave in a row, Erika said, "Kansas, you aren't concentrating. What's up?"
"Nothin," said Bradin.
"Fine," said Erika, "but you've never missed that many waves, there has to be something on your mind."
"I better get back to the shop," said Bradin. "Jay is gonna want to take a break."
"Whatever," said Erika as Bradin paddled in.
Bradin was walking to the surf shop when he saw Sarah. He was going to go up and talk to her, but this guy walked up to her and put his arms around her. He stopped, turned around, and started walking back to the surf shop.
'I can't believe I didn't tell her,' thought Bradin. 'She may be into some stuff that I'm not into, but I still like her.'
He walked into the surf shop and stomped behind the counter.
"You alright, mate?" asked Jay.
"Fine," said Bradin.
"Want to talk about it?" questioned Jay.
"There's this girl," said Bradin, "and I told her that I liked her just as a friend, but I really do like her."
"So what are you telling me for?" asked Jay.
"Well," said Bradin, "I just saw her hugging this other guy."
"Oh," said Jay, "well, what was holding you back before this other guy siting?" "Well, she's kind of into drugs, and she's a little wild," said Bradin.
"Yeah," said Jay, "I think that maybe you should just forget about her mate. Spend some time away from her and see if you find someone else."
"That's a good idea," said Bradin, "thanks."
"Anytime," said Jay.
Bradin got up at about 8:00 the next morning, which made him the first one up. He went to the kitchen and made himself some breakfast. All he could think about was Sarah. 'I know that we can only ever just be friends, but I can't help the way I feel about her,' thought Bradin. 'If I let her know how I feel, she would go out with me. She has feelings for me. I know that Aunt Ava would have a problem with some of the things she does. I have a problem with some of the things that she does. I just wish that she would change.'
At that moment, Johnny walked in, interrupting Bradin's thoughts.
"Morning," said Johnny.
"Morning," said Bradin.
"Hand me the milk," said Johnny as he sat down at the table with his own breakfast.
Derrick walked in and Johnny got up to fix him a bowl of cereal.
"Derrick are you going to have Martha over today?" asked Johnny.
"Yeah," said Derrick.
"What are you guys gonna do?" questioned Johnny.
"Probably play a game or something," said Derrick. "She has to leave early because she has a dentist appointment."
"I gotta go," said Bradin. "Jay was gonna open the shop, and I'm supposed to work until my surf lesson."
"All right," said Johnny.
Bradin went out the door as Nikki walked into the room.
"Has Cameron called?" asked Nikki.
"Good morning to you to," said Johnny in a sarcastic voice.
"Oh sorry," said Nikki, "morning."
"And no," said Johnny, "Cameron hasn't called yet."
Nikki sighed and flopped onto the couch.
"You know Nik," said Johnny, "most teenage boys sleep in during the summer."
"I guess you're right," said Nikki.
The phone rang, and Nikki lunged for it.
"Hello," said Nikki. "Hey Cameron." She took the phone and walked out of the room.
Johnny laughed and shook his head. "What time is Martha coming over?"
"9:00," said Derrick as he took his dishes to the sink.
"Good Deal," said Johnny, "I'm gonna go grab a shower."
He left the room and Derrick flopped on the couch and turned on the T.V.
Nikki walked back into the room and sat down next to Derrick.
"Aren't you going to Cameron's?" asked Derrick.
"He's coming here first," said Nikki. "Then we'll probably go to his house."
Martha knocked at the door, and Derrick got up to go outside.
"We're gonna be outside," said Derrick.
"Kay," said Nikki, who settled down to read.
Around noon there was a knock at the door, and Nikki looked up to find Cameron smiling in at her. She smiled back and then jumped up to let him in.
"Hey," said Cameron as he hugged her.
"Hey," said Nikki.
"Hey Cameron," said Johnny as he walked into the room.
"Hey," said Cameron.
"What are you two up to today?" asked Johnny.
"What do you want to do?" asked Cameron.
"Um," said Nikki, "I thought we would go for a swim or something."
"Yeah," said Cameron, "and then maybe we might go to my house and grab some dinner." He directed his last comment at Johnny.
"Sure," said Johnny, "just be home by 10:00."
"I will," said Nikki as she took Cameron's hand and followed him out the door.
Bradin went to meet Erika for his surfing lesson, which he was hoping would get his mind off of Sarah. Even while he was surfing he couldn't stop thinking about her.
After he missed his fourth wave in a row, Erika said, "Kansas, you aren't concentrating. What's up?"
"Nothin," said Bradin.
"Fine," said Erika, "but you've never missed that many waves, there has to be something on your mind."
"I better get back to the shop," said Bradin. "Jay is gonna want to take a break."
"Whatever," said Erika as Bradin paddled in.
Bradin was walking to the surf shop when he saw Sarah. He was going to go up and talk to her, but this guy walked up to her and put his arms around her. He stopped, turned around, and started walking back to the surf shop.
'I can't believe I didn't tell her,' thought Bradin. 'She may be into some stuff that I'm not into, but I still like her.'
He walked into the surf shop and stomped behind the counter.
"You alright, mate?" asked Jay.
"Fine," said Bradin.
"Want to talk about it?" questioned Jay.
"There's this girl," said Bradin, "and I told her that I liked her just as a friend, but I really do like her."
"So what are you telling me for?" asked Jay.
"Well," said Bradin, "I just saw her hugging this other guy."
"Oh," said Jay, "well, what was holding you back before this other guy siting?" "Well, she's kind of into drugs, and she's a little wild," said Bradin.
"Yeah," said Jay, "I think that maybe you should just forget about her mate. Spend some time away from her and see if you find someone else."
"That's a good idea," said Bradin, "thanks."
"Anytime," said Jay.