Part 22

Bradin was sitting on his surf board, waiting for a wave. His hair was wet from the previous wave he had surfed. While he was waiting, he was just thinking. He was so glad that it was officially summer. The weather was great, things were great with Britney, and he had all the time in the world to devote to surfing. It seemed like nothing could make this summer bad.

"Bradin! Hey! I haven't seen you here lately," a familiar voice called.

Bradin didn't want to turn around. He knew that this could ruin his summer. "Yeah. I've been surfing down by the cove. It's more peaceful and easier to concintrate," Bradin replied.

"Look, I know we've had some hard times, but..," the person continued.

Before they could continue, Bradin cut them off. "Hard times, Erica? You call dumping me and dating Jay, 'hard times'? I call that heartbreak."

Erica didn't think that Bradin would still be bitter over the breakup. They hadn't actually be dating anyway. "Bradin, don't do this. I just want us to be friends."

"I don't need anymore friends. I have pleanty," Bradin remarked. "I gotta go. Britney is waiting on the beach. She is probably wondering what i'm doing."

"Okay. I guess I deserve that. Well, if you change your mind, you know where to find me," Erica called as Bradin swam off. She knew that, in time, he would have a change of heart.

As Bradin was approaching shore, Britney ran toward him. She had been out of town for a the last week and couldn't wait to see Bradin. She greeted him before he was out of the water. "I'm so glad to see you. I was so miserable in Florida. All I did was talk about how wonderful you are. My friends can't wait to meet you!" she said.

"I'm happy to see you, too. So, what all did you do in Florida?" He asked.

Britney didn't know if she should tell him that she had talked to Jake. "Um, you know, the usual. Tanning on the beach, chatting with friends, talking to exes," she said, hurring the last part. She had said it, now she had to wait for Bradin's response.

"You talked to Jake? When? Why? What did he say?" Bradin exploded with questions. He couldn't figure out why she would even want to talk to him.

Britney took a deep breath and started to explain. This was going to take awhile.

--End Of Part 22--