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Author's Notes: on to the next chapter…I really like this so I'll write it till it gets boring and I doubt it will anytime soon…but if I don't get anymore reviews I'll stop cuz wuts the point if no ones gonna read it? Hmm? Ok well here we go
Wrong Choices
I walked down the hallway at school and stared at Bradin, Marissa, and a bunch of other girls walking down the hall all holding his arms, hanging, like wolves on a kill, disgusting. He waved at me "Hey Katrin," I turned around and walked into my next class, usually I'd be the one hanging around with Marissa and them but today, things changed, and I realized I no longer belong with Bradin, and even if I do, he doesn't seem to see or care.
I noticed he hung out more and more with them, and less and less with me, even if only as friends. I had kept the whole coin situation hidden; I didn't want him to know, not yet. Whether it meant anything or not I think I should wait for the right time to tell him how I feel, to tell him the truth. After school and homework I walked down the beach and let my hair wave in the wind, it felt really good. The sun was at the perfect spot, setting, yet still shining down on us and burning my shoulders and legs, anything that showed skin. I saw Luke and Mike and Jason all down at the pier, didn't see what they were doing but decided I'd go check it out. Jason and I went out a while ago but now all we are is platonic friends.
I realized what they were doing when I got there, they all had cigars in their hands, but I already knew Jason was a heavy weed smoker, so this didn't surprise me. "Hey baby, long time no see, how about we do something sometime" Jason stood up, came over to me and put his arm around my shoulder, I pulled away. "When you actually know who you are and what you're doing and saying, I'll consider it…loser" I walked away flipping my hair, the guys oo'd and laughed at him as he sat back down onto the platform.
Later that night I figured I'd pop over to Bradin's and say hi to his Aunt and Susannah, and get the homework from Bradin. The shock on my face was amazing when she opened the door and said; "He said he was at your house" I got worried, swallowing a lump forming in my throat. Just then the door opened and Bradin walked into the house, barely walking. I could tell he had been drinking and before I had a chance to get to him Ava grabbed his shoulders and held him still. "Bradin, where have you been" she screamed at him. He looked down avoiding her gaze, then closed his eyes for a second, tried to regain his control and then stood straight up and looked at me and then Ava, still not meeting our eyes. "I was out with friends…" she crossed her arms, "Now Bradin you know that's not how it works, who" he sighed, "Luke, Michael, Jason, Kyle and some others from school, now I'm tired I want to go to sleep" he moved out of his aunt's hold and ran up the stairs. I followed after Ava nodded at me, I did still need my assignment, or that was what I was going to tell him.
"Bradin…" I waited for an answer, but none came. I walked into his room, he was lying on the bed the covers pulled all the way up, he was practically shaking. "Bradin are you okay" he looked at me, and for a second our eyes locked, they weren't the light green I was used to, they were red and blood shot, now I know where he was. "Bradin oh my god what the hell were you thinking, "I didn't do anything wrong would you just go away" I didn't want to leave him but figured he'd be better off if he learned by himself or got caught by his aunt. I came downstairs, waved and went through the door before Ava had a chance to ask me any questions, which I was unwilling to answer.
I had been invited to dinner at his house this Friday, and I did go, mainly because of the whole modeling thing with Ava and Susannah and I was like a co worker, I had to come. I walked down the street and came up right in front of their door, and rang the doorbell, wondering who was going to answer. "Hey Katrin" Derrick screamed and gave me a hug, I hugged him back and looked up at Bradin standing right behind them, "Oh, we'll leave" Nikki pulled Derrick hand noticing me looking, then stopped at the stairs thinking we didn't see them. "Can we talk Corinne, please…" I stopped him; "I have nothing to say to you" I turned away and walked towards the kitchen to say hi to Ava and the rest.
I stood and watched Bradin from the corner wondering what he would do, Nikki came up to him and I barely over heard them talking. "Bradin, you have to work long and hard to regain her trust, I think she's still skeptical about what happened, she doesn't believe you belong together, you have to show her it's not true" Nikki put her hand on his shoulder and he smiled at her and ran upstairs. She was right, he long lost my trust, but I wasn't going to give in, not even the kiss or the coin, nothing mattered, or even the date at school or how he told me I was all he ever wanted, it didn't matter, I didn't need him ever. Tears slowly ran down my cheeks as I remembered everything that happened. "Are you okay sweetie" Susannah asked, I nodded and smiled wiping away the tears before she had a chance to see them. "Hey can you please take these upstairs to Bradin" Ava handed some laundry to Nikki, but I took them. "I'll do it" she smiled and gave I to me. I noticed the pockets turned inside out so I pushed them, down and felt something in his pocket
I pulled it out before folding the pants, I couldn't believe it and soon Jay came up behind me and took it from my hand, "I need to have a long chat with Bradin" he ran upstairs and into his room. I figured he had fallen in with the wrong crowd and made some wrong choices but this was something unforgivable, I couldn't believe Bradin would turn to drugs after everything we did, everything that happened I thought he still had trust in me, in us, I thought he still believed that we could be together despite everything but that was the old Bradin, the new Bradin was a druggie, just like his pals, Jason was so dead.
"He's not here" Jay ran out of the room still holding the small packet of tobacco in his hand. "Did you know about this" he looked at me, I shook my head, tears already forming, "Well…sort of" he sighed, noticing I was getting scared if he got mad. "Why didn't you tell us, this could be a serious problem, do you know about how long he's been doing this" still in tears I shook my head and answered, "I think about maybe a week or 2, not long but I wasn't sure I didn't want him mad…" I started talking on and on but Ava put a finger to my lips, "I understand you care about Bradin and everything, but you have to tell us this because that would be how you help, not hiding it, and it's not your fault we'll just go find Bradin, come on" she led me to the car, I was worried, after the guys get Bradin hooked they'll start asking for money, money Bradin won't have, money he could well lose his life for.
(Bradin's P.O.V)
I didn't care about what happened or them or anything, I reached for the bag in my pocket but realized, it was in my other pants, the ones Ava was supposed to wash, the pants that they would check pockets before putting into the machine, I was so dead. I got out of the car and walked down the alley that Jason and the guys were always, I needed more, it didn't matter who found them but my craving grew stronger, I checked my jacket for money and when I found it I didn't take my hands out but kept walking. Sure enough, there they were, sitting on the bench and the floor spread out. "Hey Bradin, watsup dawg" one of the guys Hey, watsup man, um, you got any more" they handed me a packet and put out their hands, "You got the money" before I handed it to them I realized I didn't have enough, "Uh, not today can I pay it tomorrow" they had gotten mad, more then I suspected.
Now something I didn't suspect happened, Mike pulled a guy from his pocket and aimed it at me, leaving it under his jacket though. "I don't have it I'm sorry" he grinned and spit the tobacco from his mouth. "Hmm, doesn't work that way my boy" the gun went off, and before I had a chance to think, my stomach got a sudden pain, I couldn't stand and I clutched at my stomach like I was trying to stop the pain, but my hand was soon covered with blood, I had been shot. They laughed, Mike put the guy back in his jacket and they walked out, leaving me on the floor, to die, where was Ava now? Soon I couldn't see and I blacked out, the pain was still there but my whole body was numb, I never thought it would come to this.
(Katrin's P.O.V)
We had been driving for about 40 minutes and nothing. We called out his name and still no answer and like we actually expected him to but I was getting worried, and then I remembered. "Oh my god, I know where he is but we have to hurry, turn left here, hurry he's probably with the guys, and Mike has a gun" tears streamed down my face. Would he actually shoot Bradin? "Would he actually shoot Bradin" Ava asked, I would laugh at the irony but was not in laughing mood, and nodded, "I think he would if this has been going on long enough he might have shot him if he didn't have enough money or something" I noticed Ava starting to freak out, and I wasn't much better. We got to the alley and before anyone had a chance to say anything I jumped and ran.
They followed close behind me. "BRADIN" I called to him but no answer came, and soon all I heard was a brush against the trash can, it could have been a cat, so I ran towards it and Jay came behind with a trashcan, this was no cat, Bradin lay beside it, his hand on his stomach red from the blood, no bright green eyes, no friendly smile, was Bradin dead, I couldn't handle that. "Bradin oh my god" I dropped down to him, "Call an ambulance now" I screamed at Jay, he handed Ava the phone and ran to the car and came back with a rag. I unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off and placed the rag over the wound to stop the bleeding, my hands soon got covered but it didn't matter now, all that mattered was the only guy I love is sitting in front of me and dying, and nothing I can do about it.
Author's Note: Whew long chapter ya'll huh? Well um no Bradin won't die but this is a lesson, NEVER TAKE DRUGS FROM ANYONE WETHER YU KNOW THEM OR NOT! Bradin got stupid and took a chance and made a wrong choice…now don't be complaining ot me this was the longest Chapter yet! Lol 4 pages wow..haha well on my word anyways but look out soon for the next chapter
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