There's No Place Like Home

By MeLovesDavid A.K.A. Camrie


Summary: About Bradin, whose heart is broken, and he runs away back to Kansas. And of course it has the others.

A/N: I hate mosquitoes! AGHH! I have changed a little bit of this story around to make it better, I guess.

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Chapter 2: Not So Fine, After All

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, a knock was heard on the surfer's door. "What?" he said angrily.

"Bradin, are you okay?" a worried Aunt Ava asked.

"I'm fine, Aunt Ava," Bradin lied, rolling his eyes.

"Are you sure? You've been in there all day," the older woman said quietly.

"Yes!" Bradin said starting to lose his temper. "I'm fine," he repeated himself. Ava walked away from his door. He stood inside the room and paced across his room with his hands shoved deeply into his pockets.

Bradin was angry, not just with Callie, but with himself. He hadn't confronted her. He continued pacing around his room until about two o' clock in the afternoon. He couldn't take it anymore, so he went down to the beach.


Bradin strolled along the beach, until he finally decided to just stand. And stand he did. He looked out at the beach, and he thought. He thought about Callie. He thought about what he was going to do. He thought about running away. But, most of the time, he just stared blankly into space.

After what seemed like five minutes, which in reality was forty-five minutes, someone came up behind him and put their arms around him, kissing him lightly on the neck.

"Hey," the young lady said completely unaware of what was to come. Bradin turned and looked at her but didn't say anything. "What's wrong?" Callie asked. The teen surfer looked his girlfriend - or ex-girlfriend - in the eye for a long time until he finally whispered angrily:

"I saw you last night."

"Oh," Callie said, suddenly aware of the problem she had caused.

"Oh? That's all you have to say: 'oh'!" Bradin screamed, his voice rising at every word.

"Look, I'm sorry Bradin! Is that what you wanted me to say?" She shouted, her voice rising to match Bradin's.

"Maybe," the blonde said, his voice lowering back to a whisper.

"Look, Bradin, I just needed to..."

"Needed to what?" Bradin said harshly, not giving her a chance to finish. "Needed to make me miserable? Is that it? 'Cause you've done a pretty good job of that! Or-" Bradin exclaimed.

"No!" Callie interrupted, "I just-"

Bradin didn't wait for her to finish. He just walked away, not caring about anything anymore.

Callie gazed after him. The brunette fell to her knees, almost crying. She had just lost the person she loved most, and, worst of all, it was her fault.

Bradin opened the door to his house and slammed it shut. He leaned against the door, banging his head against it. Nikki came downstairs, hearing the door slam.

"What are you doing?" she asked, trying not to laugh at the sight of her brother.

"Nothing," Bradin said as he shoved past her toward the back patio to get his surfboard. She stared up at him for a minute before going back upstairs when the phone rang.


"Hello?" Nikki spoke into the receiver.

"Hey Nik, it's Amber."

"Oh, hey! What's up?" Nikki asked her friend.

"Nothing… Hey, do you wanna go get some ice cream?" Amber said, desperate to go somewhere.

"Uh...sure"

"Ok, I'll meet you there."

"Alright, bye," Nikki said. She walked downstairs, told her aunt where she was going, and rode her bike to the ice cream shop.


Bradin took his surfboard down to the beach. He ran into the water and sat on his board, waiting for a wave to come. When one did, he stood and surfed. Lost in his thoughts, he lost his balance and went under the water.

A/N: Wow! I didn't see that coming! lol. It was a suggestion to me, and yeah. I know my chapters are like very short and I'll start trying to make them longer. But I like cliffhangers and all, and I like updating a lot. Anyway, hope you liked it. Please read and review!

Camrie