Bradin woke up late the next day and looked at the clock. He groaned when he saw how late it was and sat up. Derrick ran into the room and jumped on his bed. "WAKE UP." He yelled. Bradin scowled and pushed him off the bed. Derrick glared at him. "Whats wrong with you?" He asked. "I don't feel to good." Bradin sat and got out of bed. He made his way to the kitchen and got some Orange juice. "Wheres Nikki?" He asked looking at his little brother. "Shes at the beach with Justin…hes teaching her to surf." Derrick said. "Oh okay…wait…shit." Bradin said and shot up and ran to get his cell.
He picked it up and dialed a number quickly. "Where are you?" He said as soon as Mistie picked up her cell. "I'm at the beach with Justin…" She said and he groaned. "Is Nikki there?" He asked. "Yep…" Mistie said. "Has she seen you?" He asked. "Yep…" Mistie said and Bradin sighed. "I'm coming down." He said and hung up. He changed into some shorts and a tee-shirt and grabbed his wet suit and his board. "I'm leaving." Bradin said to Derrick and ran out the back door.
He saw the group of people and walked over to them. He dropped the board and wetsuit and went to find Mistie. "Where is she?" He asked her. Mistie turned and looked at him and pointed to the water. He turned and looked and saw his little sister sitting in the shallow part of the water talking to a boy. Bradin nodded and turned back to Mistie. "We need to talk." He said and grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the people she was talking to.
"What?" She said as he stopped. "Ok…I had a good thing going….i had tons of friends…and then you come along and now your everywhere I go…" He said. Mistie looked down and shook her head. "Fine…" She said and dropped her cup and turned to walk away. "Ill leave." She said and made her way to the end of the beach. Bradin groaned and followed her. "That's not what I meant." He said when he caught up to her. "No that's exactly what you meant." She said and walked down the road. Bradin turned to the beach. "HEY NIKKI." He screamed and the girl looked in his direction. "TAKE MY BOARD AND SUIT HOME OK." He yelled and the girl waved and nodded. Bradin waved and ran after Mistie.
"God damnit." He said as he caught her. "Stop." He said and grabbed her arm. She jerked her arm away from him and looked at him. "what." She said getting pissed. "I didn't mean how it sounded." He said. "Well what did you mean." She said crossing her arms. "You do something to me…I was perfectly fine hating you…But then I see you again and it seems like everything goes back to how it was two years ago." He said and she looked to the ocean. "I don't know whats going on." He said and ran his fingers through his hair. "Everything is NOT how it was two years ago…and I never said I wanted that….i just want a new start….i tried to start over when that shit happened…and I did….but shit was still bad at home. And then you left and I didn't have anyone to turn to even if I wanted. Then people started shit with me all the fucking time because of what I did…and when they started to forgive me fucking Travis got drunk and was all over me. Hes much stronger than me…no matter how hard I tried to get away he pulled me back…so fuck it…every time I try to start over some shit happened and I cant. Because everyone is jumping down my throat for doing something wrong." She said and he looked down, "I came out here cuz I know they wont look for me here….and I made some friends…and of course its my luck that their your friends too. So now your pissed and I have to start over again." She said and turned around. "Mistie…"Bradin said. "No do me a favor….just stop." She said looking at him then running off.
He sighed and walked the other way to the boardwalk. He walked around for about an hour and stopped when he saw Mistie talking to a guy he had seen around a few times. He frowned when he saw them shake hands and exchange something. "Not again." He said. He waited for the guy to walk away before he walked up to Mistie.
"No." He said as he stood infront of her. "Get away from me." She said and pushed him out of her way. "No…" He said and grabbed her arm. She shook him off and walked the few blocks to the hotel she was staying at. He followed her and walked into her room before she had a chance to close the door. "Damnit Bradin…" She said and sat down on the bed. "What are you doing." He said kneeling in front of her so he was eye level. "I don't know." She said and tears started to form in her eyes. He sighed and sat next to her. "If you do one thing for me…..I'll forgive you for everything…" He said and she looked at him. "Who said I wanted you to forgive me." She said and he laughed. "I remember last night….and im sober…." He said and she laughed. "I want to forgive you…but I want you to show me you want me to forgive you." He said and put his hand on her arm. She smiled and stood up and took his hand and pulled him with her to the bathroom. She opened the small baggie and dumped it into the toilet. She went to the sink and filled the baggie with water and then dumped it into the toilet and flushed it and threw the baggie into the garbage. Bradin smiled and looked at her. He pulled her to him and put his forehead against hers. "I forgive you." He said and she smiled.
Not that long of a chapter…but this explains what happened later…so its important. R&R