Disclaimer: I do not own Summerland or any characters used in it blah blah blah, you get
it…
Author's Notes: There's going to be a sudden…twist…in the story…here goes the enxt chapter…
Ps: SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE!
The Set-Up
I took my board from the surf shop where I had left it earlier this week and decided a little surfing would clear up my mind. I got on and as soon as I hit the waves, I was floating again, away from my problems, away from everything, just me and the waves, alone. After the waves settled down I decided I would help Jay at the Surf Shop. I walked in and he looked at me, laughed and looked away, I stood, confused. "Okay smartass what's so funny" he noticed my mood wasn't very friendly or happy so he stopped. "Nothing Bradin, forget it, what happened to you" I sighed and sat down onto the stool that sat behind the counter. "Lots, let me go do inventory" I grabbed the list and went into the back room, Jay stared but said nothing, I needed to be alone and this was the only way.
(Katrin's P.O.V)
I saw Marissa walking down the road, her head bend down, not the Marissa I know. I walked over to her and gave her a hug. "Whatever it is, you can tell me" she sighed and sat down on a bench in the sand. "I know you two have a little…thing, but can I tell you something" I shrugged, what could it possibly be? "I think, I like Bradin…" something struck my heart with a sledgehammer, this wasn't possible, Bradin was mine and no one else's even if we weren't quite there yet, I was finally over him and now needed to hook him up with Marissa. "Oh…wow that's so cute" I cooed trying to make Marissa feel better, but she didn't seem to notice, she still had her head down. "I need your help" I knew what was coming, and this was the last or the first thing I expected, maybe both. "Hook me up with Bradin, please, but make sure his attitude and style is a little…different if you know what I mean" I knew what she meant, she would be head over heels for Bradin if only a few things were different and it was up to me to help her. Say yes, say yes, say yes, tell her you could care less about Bradin, you weren't a 'thing' anymore, you didn't like him "It's going to be fun, I'd love to help" I hugged her and walked away, feeling suddenly depressed, and I didn't know why.
I saw Bradin after surf practice this was the time to do it, a question, between best friends for a friend, this will be hard. "Hey Bray" I hugged him, "Hey Corinne" the entire surf team echoed, I rolled my eyes and pulled Bradin aside. "Bradin, let's get straight to the point, Marissa likes you and don't play me you like her too, so there's only a few things I want you to do and you'll be coming with us to the Carole Ball" he nodded, smiling, not a comment. The Carole Ball was something held annually at Marissa's house, it was sort of an initiation, like a fun day for all the 16 year old girls into society and everyone was invited to her huge mansion.
"Okay, you need a suit" I took him to the store; his feet froze dead to the ground. "You got to be kidding, I can't afford this" I laughed; "I can, now LET'S GO" he smiled and walked in. We picked out a suit after trying on 20 and laughing at how funny some of them looked. "How about this" he said coming out hands in his pockets, and some glasses making him look like a blonde Tom Cruise. "Oh god no" I rolled over laughing and made him take off the glasses. "That's it" I finally shouted after he tried on the 20th one. "Finally, let's go" he changed back and we paid for it and left. "Now, hair" he looked concerned, "What's wrong with my hair" I shook my head, "For me, nothing, for Marissa, it needs trimming and a certain style for the Ball" he rolled his eyes and followed me in, after he was done I stared, "Perfect" it wasn't that much different but Marissa will melt.
. "So how do I look" he asked standing in front of my mirror once we got home. "Great, amazing" I answered. "So you think Marissa will like it" I nodded, "She'll love it, you'll be the perfect guy for…" I didn't get a chance to finish, he gave me a hug and ran out the door, and I finished, standing there by myself, "Me" I dropped down onto my bed, slipped into a white dress that looked like a small wedding dress, for the ball, I was part of their, "Family" and the initiation was for me too, I hated the dress, it wasn't me, not my style, I wasn't a princess, not fancy, not the person everyone saw, I was wild, fun, crazy, not elegant and nice. Marissa on the other hand was, she could wear anything and get away with it. I went to my door and locked it, then fell onto my bed and cried, about everything, about Bradin, about me, the me I was hiding, I had made the perfect guy for Marissa, and fell for him myself, I was in love with Bradin Westerly and now he was with Marissa Brooke.
AAAWW sorry this was so dang short, but I had to get the intro across for the Carole Ball, so R &R!
