Disclaimer: I do not own Summerland or any characters used in it blah blah blah, you get
it…
Author's Notes: Whew last chapter was eventful, but here goes this one and I PROMISE it will get more exciting I know the last few weren't but I had to have an intro, so yea, here goes…now this one won't be as long, because the last one was! lol well here we go…
Wrong Choice, Right Decision
The ambulance arrived and Bradin was taken to the hospital. We got into the car and followed the ambulance to the hospital; my hands were still red from Bradin's blood. Tears poured down my face, I knew that Bradin was as good as dead; he couldn't have survived that but something inside me kept hoping that he would beat the odds and survive, I needed him back, and I needed to tell him everything was going to be okay.
We got to the hospital after Bradin had gone into surgery to get the bullet out and he was back in his room. "Hey I'm going to go check up on him, the doctor says he's alive and will be okay" the smile on my face collided with the tears that streamed down it. "Okay and I'm coming too so hold on" Jay followed me into Bradin's room. I walked in and he looked up from the book he was reading and smiled. "Katrin, Jay…I'm so sorry, all of this was my fault for putting you guys through this, I'm sorry, Katrin…I wanted to tell you the truth, but I know you didn't like me hanging out with Mike and them…" he stopped because I walked over to him and put my finger over his lips. "Of course I wouldn't approve, but now they're in jail and being charged with attempted murder, they'll be away for a long time, and also for possession of drugs, so no worries, Bradin you could have been charged too" he nodded and looked down, his eyes closing.
I had forgotten Jay was here, he came up to the bed. "Hey mate how you doing" Bradin smiled and nodded, "Better, it still hurts but, I'm good, and I'm done with drugs and drinking I promise everyone, guess it was just…" I finished his sentence; "To fit in…I know, you made a bad choice, but right decision" he smiled and ignoring Jay in the room, put his hands on my face, pulled me close and kissed me. His lips pressed against mine, they were sweet just like always and like always this felt so right. His hands still rested on my face and one of mine was on his neck and the other was in his hair. I quickly pulled away remembering others in the room, Jay. I turned around but Jay was gone, I know he had been here at the beginning of the kiss but apparently had left us alone, thank you Jay.
"I better go, you get well soon and I'll see you in a few days or so" he kissed me again but I didn't let it last long, so I pulled away. "Katrin, when are you finally going to accept that we belong together, that I care about you a lot Katrin, you're everything to me just please listen to your heart I know you care about me too" I smiled and shook my head, "I do care about you, but not enough to be with you" it hurt to lie to Bradin, I knew I loved him with all I had, my entire heart and body yearning for another kiss, but it was wrong. He has betrayed my trust more then once and I couldn't live with that forever, I couldn't be with him. "Katrin…" I turned and left, his laid back down and turned away, luckily, if he hadn't he would have seen the tears that I could no longer hold back.
(Bradin's P.O.V)
I was hurt, and it wasn't the shot, it was what she said 'it's wrong' I knew it was wrong, wrong to love someone so much and not have them care about you one bit. Jay walked into the room I know he had been standing, listening. "Ouch…" he said, I nodded and smiled, "Yeah, ouch" he sat down on the chair beside me, "Bradin, you've done a lot and lost her trust, you need to get it back, show her how much you care about her, show her how much she means to you" I sighed and sat up, wincing at the pain that shot through my stomach, "I wish it was that easy Jay, she's never going to listen to me after what I did, after what happened" I turned around and laid back into the bed, "Please just try for yours and her sake" just as he finished Katrin walked in, and Jay was standing up to leave but she told him to stop and sit down, "I have to go home just came to give you something" she looked at me, locking her eyes with mine.
She walked over, pulled something out of her pocket, placed it on the pillow beside me, leaned over kissed me and without another word left the room. Jay seemed surprised as he stared at the thing, it was a coin. "A coin, should I know what this means" he started turning it around in his finger but I stopped him. "No, stop, give it to me how you picked it up" his eyebrows narrowed together and he handed me the coin. I looked at it and smiled. "Heads…she does care" Jay smiled and patted my shoulder, turned and left the room.
I got home about 1 week later. It had been torture being in the hospital so long and I was glad to be home. Everyone greeted me happily as I was smothered with kisses and hugs; it felt good to be back. "Bradin, someone's got something for you" Ava smiled and pointed towards Katrin. She walked up to me put her arms around my neck and kissed me. "I missed you so much, don't ever scare me like that again got it" I smiled. "Got it" I looked at the crowd all blocking something apparently, they were gathered together at one particular spot in the room. "I got something for you, come on" I was surprised; "You didn't have to Katrin…" she smiled, "Its ok, come on" she took my hand and let me over to the crowd who parted. My jaw dropped, amazing.
A brand new surfboard stood, leaning against the wall. "Oh my…you guys are so amazing" I was about to hug Ava, but she stopped me, "Not us, we were just in the surprise part, had nothing to do with it, all Corinne" I smiled at her, took her hands interlocking her fingers with mine and leaning us up against the wall and kissing her. It felt good to be near her again. Soon I remembered a bunch of people were in the room so I pulled away, she laughed. "Okay, but promise you won't go sneaking off to surf until you're actually able to" she rolled her eyes. Playing around, I whined like a little baby, "Aw, come on…" she shook her head, walked over to the board, picked it up and carried it into the closet. "Not until you can" I pouted. "You are so cute" she kissed me on the cheek and went into the kitchen with Ava.
I couldn't believe after everything, I still had Katrin with me. I walked outside and down the beach. My feet in the sand once more felt more then great. I noticed someone standing on a rock, her long hair waving in the wind. I would never even look at anyone else the wrong way since I now had Katrin but she was too familiar. I walked up to her and she turned around and pressed her lips to mine. "Hey Bray, miss me" I couldn't believe it, "SARA!"
