Part 4
Bradin and Britney walked inside Johnny's resturant and quickly found a seat. Bradin was suprised when Erica turned out to be their waitress. Afterall, it was only 11:30 and he had just talked to her at 7. Maybe someone called in sick or something. Erica was also suprised to see Bradin sitting with another girl. The only thing that was going through her mind was that he was really serious when he said he was over her.
"Hello. My name is Erica. Can I help you?" She said this without any emotion.
Bradin was confused about seeing Erica. "Didn't I just see you this morning. I thought you didn't have to work. "
Erica decided it was payback time. "Well, maybe you should listen better."
Bradin was angry by her response. She was the one that stopped things with him. Why was she bitter about the break-up?
"I'll just have a burger and fries," Britney innocently said.
Bradin was so mad he couldn't even think about what he wanted. "Ya, same here," was all he managed to say.
Erica then walked off. She felt regretful about her response to Bradin. She really cared for him but knew that there was no way they could be together. Britney noticed the obvious tention between them. She began to wonder about their past, but didn't ask Bradin. She figured that if he wanted to tell her, he would.
Bradin broke the silence. He was curious to learn about Britney. "So, how are you liking Playa Linda so far?"
Britney decided to keep the reply simple, "It's nice. It's not much different from home."
Bradin knew how this felt. "Well, I used to live in Kansas. I was stunned when I first moved here."
"It must have been hard getting used to living here," Britney said. Almost as if it was a question.
Bradin replied, "At first. But eventually, I got used to it."
Bradin was lost in her beauty the whole time they were talking. He couldn't believe someone this beautiful was actually interested in him. I mean, he was one of the most popular kids at school, but girls there were so superficial. They wanted to date him for popularity. He liked the fact that Britney was new. She didn't know about him being popular or a professional surfer. When their food finally came Erica tried to apoligize to Bradin. Unfortunately, Bradin and Britney were to wraped up in a conversation to even notice she was talking.
Bradin was enthusasitcally explaining the wonders of surfing to her. "Surfing is like espressing your personality. You can do whatever you want out there. Its just you and the water."
"Sounds fun. I've never really tried surfing," Britney replied. The sound of his voice was like music to her ears.
Bradin was quick to find another way to be with her. "Well, maybe I could teach you sometime."
"I would like that," Britney responded, heavily flirting.
Eventually they finished eating and headed to a local hangout. All this amazed Britney. Even though this was a beach community like she used to live in, all the people were different. The girls were worried about material things and the guys were all busy either drooling over the girls or surfing.
Bradin then explained where they were to her. "And this is where we all hang out."
Some Random Girl then yelled, "Bradin, you know this hangout is for Popular's only. Why are you bringing an outsider here?"
Bradin was irriated by this. "Relax Callie. She's my friend. She just moved out here from Florida."
"Oh, so, just because she's your friend means she doesn't have to earn her popularity?" You could tell that Callie was annoyed.
Britney was amazed. She was being taken to lunch and hanging out with one of the most popular kids in school. This was all new to her. In her old school, she wasn't to popular. She didn't have many friends. She was glad that she was beggining out the year in the popular crowd.
Bradin then answered Callie's question, "If thats the way you want to think of it, then I guess thats right."
All Callie could say was, "Whatever."
Britney was stunned by the anger in the girls voice. "Are girls here always mean?"
Bradin was hesistant to answer her. He finally did. "Only ex girlfriends."
"Oh. I see," Britney said. Kind of wierded out.
Bradin could see the disappoinment in Britney's eyes. He could tell that she wasn't to popular in her old school. She wasn't used to the jealous ex's. He wanted to make sure that this school was more enjoyable than her last. He decided that on Monday, Britney would hang out with him and his friends.
Bradin: It's over between us. It has been for a while. Girls here are just like that. You date them and they think they own you for the rest of your life.
They decided to both head home. The rest of the afternoon all they could think about was each other. Before they split ways, they decided to meet at the beach and go out to dinner together. Britney was glad that she had met Bradin. She could tell her life wasn't going to be ruined because she moved down here.
--End Of Part 4--