Love/Hate
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Bradin is stacking surfboards; Jay comes out of the back wearing a suit and tie.
" Hey Bradin can you close up the shop for me."
" Yeah, sure, see ya later."
Jay leaves the store and Bradin Finishes stacking the boards; then flips the sign on the door. He shuts off the lights in the front and grabs the last boxes and his car keys as he shuts off the backlights. He leaves through the back door; He puts the boxes in the dumpster, as he turns around several guys jump him from behind. Surprised by the attackers, he doesn't have time to respond. They beat him to the ground and grab his wallet. Bradin is left laying on the ground bloody nose and mouth and unconscious.
It is 8:30 pm Ava walks down the stairs; Nikki is in the kitchen helping Johnny with the dishes.
" Is Bradin home yet?"
" No, why?" Johnny says as he cleans off some food from a plate.
" He told me, he was coming home before he was going to Callie's"
" Aunt Ava he has his cell phone" Nikki replies as she puts the dishes away she has dried.
Ava picks up the phone and begins to dial Bradin's cell phone number. She listens intently on the other end the phone continues to ring in Bradin's pocket. She hangs up as she gets his voice mail.
" He's not answering; I'm going to call Jay."
She leaves the room and calls Jay. Ten minutes later she returns and hangs up the phone.
" Jay said he left the shop early and Bradin was closing up, I called the shop nobody answered."
" But then…"
" I'm going to the shop, Nikki can you watch Derrick. Johnny is coming with me."
Ava and Johnny arrive at the shop ten minutes later; from the front they see that no lights are on.
" Bradin parks around back."
Around back they see Bradin's car; Ava quickly jumps out of the car and runs to the car. Bradin is lying on the ground. There is a beeping coming from his pocket. She pulls out the cell phone to see that it reads " 1 missed call 8:40 p.m." Johnny is finally out of the car and has already called 911.
At the hospital, an hour later, Bradin is alert and conscious. Jay and Erika show up.
" Ava, what the hell happened?"
" We don't know the police are talking to him about what happened."
A doctor soon approaches them, " Which of you are Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Durant?" Ava and Johnny walk forward.
" Your son has a severely sprained wrist, and he also pulled several tendons and muscles in his leg, but mostly in his knee. If there is not too much exertion within the next several months he won't need surgery. When the police are finished speaking with him, you may go in, the nurse will be by later with his release forms." The doctor leaves and several minutes later the police come out.
" We'll look into finding the group that did this to your son."
Ava and Johnny enter the room and sit down.
" Bradin what happened?"
" All I know is that some people came up behind me when I was leaving."
There is a knock on the door and a nurse appears in the doorway. Johnny stands up and takes a clipboard of papers from her. He sits down in the corner and begins to fill them out.
It is almost 1 in the morning when they return to the house. Ava is helping Bradin to his room, as Susannah stands from her spot on the couch.
" How is he?" as Av returns from Bradin's room.
" Better, what are you doing here?"
" Nikki called me and wanted somebody to stay here until you got back."
" Oh Jay came to the hospital and apologized for making him close up."
" Ava Honey I'm going up to bed."
She turns around " I'll be up in a minute; Susannah, Bradin was attack on his way to his car, the police are investigating it apparently there has been a series of attacked."
Susannah gasps, " Oh my God."
" The thing is though Bradin is the only one not to have serious injuries or have been killed."
" Does Bradin know?"
" Yes, the police told him."
"Oh, well you better get to bed and I better get going; I'll see you in the morning."
Ava trugs up the stairs to bed as Susannah locks the door and leaves.
