" Geez Lucas."

"Sorry let me get that." Lucas quickly makes his way to the kitchen and picks up the cup handing it to Bradin.

"Thanks, so what are you doing here; don't you have practice?"

"We had practice this morning, I called over here yesterday after school. Your aunt's friend said you were having knee surgery."

" Yeah kinda got in a accident a few days ago."

" What kind of accident involves knee surgery?"

" One where you're left with a broken knee, pulled tendons, fractures along both leg bones and a fractured wrist."

" So you didn't break anything major and you'll be back?"

" Yeah in 3 or 4 months if I get started with physical therapy after everything heals."

"Well just be glad you're on the good side of the coach and she'll give you more time to practice."

" Doesn't guarantee I'll still be any good?"

" Well at least you'll have a chance."

Nikki comes downstairs looking for more sewing pins.

" Bradin, aunt Ava wants to make sure you have your leg elevated, she'll be down in a few minutes."

Bradin quickly pulls out two chairs sitting down on one and resting his leg on the other. He begins to fill his plate with the food he got out of the refrigerator. Nikki has returned upstairs and Lucas continues their conversation, " So who all knows about the surgery?"

"Family, Callie, and now you."

"So Erika doesn't know."

"Well she is included in Family since her and Jay."

Bradin just put a forkful of food in his mouth as Ava comes down the stairs.

"Bradin; ok, I was just making sure you were doing as you were told."

" Aunt Ava, come on."

"Well, Bradin, do you want to be allowed to be back on the team?"

"Yeah."

"Don't screw up then." Ava turns and heads up stairs

"Well I got to get going, I'll see ya next week."

" Yeah." Lucas leaves and Bradin finishes eating and goes and lays back down on the couch and begins dreaming.

Bradin is out surfing, the sun is starting to set he is waiting for one last wave to ride all the way to the shore. He sees his last wave getting ready to ride it, catching he rides it half way to shore not noticing how far out he is and not noticing a large rock in front of him he crashes into it. Blood begins flowing immediately from all the gashes. Bradin jumps back in the water and swims the rest of the way to shore. On shore Bradin collapses seeing the last light ever.

Bradin jerks up on the couch to find his aunt sitting over him, cooling his forehead with a damp cloth. Trying to get him to lay back down.

Out of breath Bradin speaks, " What…Happened…?"

"You have had a rising fever since Saturday."

Catching his breathe finally, "What day is it?"

"Monday, evening, can you please lay down, I called Doctor Warner he doesn't want you up doing anything for a few days."

" Am I still going to be able to go back in two days?"

"Bradin none of the swelling has gone down, if you can't get the brace back on you're not going."