Bradin and Kaitlin sat on the beach in silence. Neither of them knew what to say. People walked near them and said hi to Bradin. He just smiled and nodded. Some people sat down near them and talked to Bradin.

Kaitlin turned to Bradin and said, "I'm going to go," and stood up.

"Okay," he said standing up with her ignoring the people he was talking to.

"Stay," she said, "Talk to your friends."

"I don't want to stay with them. I want to stay with you."

"Bradin," she said, "I don't want you wasting your time today. All I'm going to be doing is crying and feeling like shit."

"I don't care."

"But, I do," she said pointing to herself, "Stay with them. You need to be with friends."

"So do you," he said grabbing her hand as she turned to walk away.

"What friends?" she asked turning towards him. "I don't have any friends."

"You have me," he said.

"I can't believe that you don't get it," she said.

"Get what?"

Kaitlin sighed. "Stay here and don't follow me."

Kaitlin walked away leaving Bradin confused. He wondered why she was acting this way towards him. He wanted to help her. He wanted to be there for her when she cried over Ethan again. He wanted to hold her and kiss her tears away.

He watched her walk away. She had her arms folded in front of her as she had her head lowered to look at the sand beneath her feet. He wanted to run after her. Yet, he didn't want her mad at him. He decided to follow her without her seeing him.

Kaitlin sat near Spanish Cove thinking about her life. She sat with her legs bent, arms resting on her knees, and chin resting on her arms as tears ran down her face slowly. She moved her head so that her face was being buried in her arms. She broke down. She really wanted to die now that she wasn't able to have Ethan anymore. He was her life. He was everything to her. she never thought that he would actually be taken away from her.

She felt a hand touch her back. She jumped, looked behind her, and saw Bradin kneeling down. "I told you to leave me alone," she said.

"You expect me to sit back and watch you go through this alone?" he asked. "That's not going to happen." She groaned and got up. Bradin sighed and followed her. "Kaitlin!" he called after her. She wouldn't stop walking away from him. He ran up to her and grabbed her arm to turn her around.

"Get off me," she said trying not to yell through her tears.

"Kaitlin, stop," he said, "I'm trying to help you."

"I don't want your help," she told him, "I don't want anyone's help."

"You need someone," he told her, "They don't have to help you. They can just be here for you when you cry and need to get feelings out."

"And, that person is you," she said knowing why he was saying what he was.

"I want to be," he said.

"I don't want your friendship," she said.

"What?" he asked with confusion.

"I don't think that this friendship is going to work out!" she shouted. "When you came into my life, all of this shit with Ethan began! He's gone all because you wanted to form a friendship with me!"

"Kaitlin," he said.

"No!" she yelled pushing him away, "Stay away from me!" She ran off.

"Kaitlin!" he yelled. Knowing that she wasn't going to turn around, he sighed. He just lost someone that he wanted to be with. He walked home.

"Hey, sweetie," Ava said. He just looked at her with a sad look and continued walking further into the house. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing," he said.

"Bradin, I know when you lie," she told him, "Something is up."

"I don't want to talk about it," he said.

"Get ready for the party tonight," she said.

"I'm not going."

"Why?" she asked. "You've been looking forward to this for months," Ava told her nephew.

"I don't care!" he yelled, "I'm not going!"

He ran up the stairs to his room and slammed his door.