Erika couldn't concentrate the rest of the day. She new Bradin had a thing for her but, she didn't know she liked him. She wasn't even sure if she did. She remebered last month when Bradin had told her he loved her and cared about her and would never, ever stop. But Erika told him to stop and to get over that they can't be together. She was his surf coach, and she knew she would get fired and he would get kicked off the team. "Whats up with you?" Jay asked finally. "Nothing," Erika said. "gonna go to two brothers, its hot and I need to get in the water. I'll be back in an hour." Erika said putting down the boxes. "Hey. You can't just leave you work here." Jay laughed. "Yeah. But its dead today. You won't miss me that much." Erika waved and headed down the small streets of the busy boardwalk. She looked at all the people on rollerskates and eating ice cream. Boy was it hot. She searched the beach for any sign of Bradin. Then saw his towel he carryed with him everyday. She sat her towel next to his and headed out to where she spotted his blonde haired head. "Bradin!" Erika said waving. "I knew you would come." "To hot to not." Erika laughed. A akward silence struck for a while. "Hey, lets see the 360, maybe I can help." "Your my surf coach for the team, you can't help, unles its at practice." Bradin said turning his board around. "Yeah, but it'll be our little secret. This one." She turned her board and started to paddle. Finally the wave lifted their boards and both of them stood up quickly putting there arms out for balence. She watched as Bradin came up the wave and attemped to turn, but before he could land it the wave hit the end of his board and he came crashing down with the wave. Erika then lost her balece as well. "Okay. Whats your advice?" Bradin said climbing back onto his board. "Your just loosing your balence really and you need to be quicker." Erika said then pointing to the next wave. "Be careful of the reef." Erika said. Bradin nodded and then tried again. This time he got up and turned he board quickly and almost did it. But then the wave rushed over the board swipping his feet off and his back to the water. Bradin tumbled a bit under water before he came up. He came up and noticed his board gone. "Kansas, you okay?" Erika helped him up onto her board and waited for an answer. He slowly tried to answer but just choked out water. "Come on, lets go in."
As soon as Bradin and Erika reached there towels she grabed her cell phone and dialed Ava. "Ava?" Erika franticly said. "Erika is that you? Whats wrong?" Ava said. "Were at two brothers we need you!" Erika hung up the phone. "Bradin, Bradin, answer me!" Erika cried. "Is he okay?" A girl ask rushing up to her. "Call the parametics! Call an ambulence!" Erika saw Ava running with Johnny. "Is he okay? Whats wrong? Bradin, Bradin." Ava held Bradin's hand. Bradin moaned in pain.
"Hey, I just got the news is he okay?" Susannah came to meet Ava and everyone at the hospital. "They think he'll be fine." Jay said putting her hand on Ava's shoulder. "Ava Gregory? Can we talk to you for a second, medical stuff." A doctor said. "Sure. Is he gonna be okay?" They walked into a small room. "Yes. I'm sure he'll be fine. But we need to know what happened since he is having trouble telling us. Were you there?" The doctor said sitting in a chair. "No, but I can get someone who was." Ava said. "Yes. Thank you."
Erika explained to the doctor what happened. "Oh, I see." The doctor nodded. "When can we see him?" Nikki whined. "In a bit. There running some tests now." Ava said sitting in a chair outside the room. "What kind of stunt was he trying to pull I told him not to try his 360 without someone helping him there, he can't do it right now, its dangerous if he is trying it without good help." Jay said pacing. "Well it looks like someone was there. Someone that probably shouldn't be helping him." Ava said looking at Erika. "We were just surfing, I gave him a tip. Thats it, it was nothing, I really, I wasn't really helping him." Erika said appolgising. "Lets not worry about that now! Bradin is in the hospital!" Nikki cried. "Nikki, he is going to be fine." Ava assured her, but she crossed her arms. "You guys can come on in," The doctor motioned the group. "but only family, please." Ava followed the doctor in and Nikki and Derrick followed eagerly behind. Bradin laid on a bed his right eye a bit swollen. "Bradin. Are you okay?" Nikki rushed up to him. "Yeah. Nikki, I'm fine." Bradin nodded. "Hey, guys, do you think I can talk to Bradin, alone." Nikki and Derrick walked out of the room. "Are you sure your okay?" Ava said sitting at the end of the bed. "Yeah," He nodded. "just don't let Erika get in trouble for helping me a bit. It wasn't much, I really want to stay on the surf team, and Erika loves being the coach."Bradin said sitting up a little. "I won't say anything." Ava smiled. Erika walked in a moment later. "I'll leave you to it." Ava left.
"Hey." Erika said. "You feeling okay?" "Yeah. I'm good, better." Bradin smiled. "Thats good, becuase I have some bad news. You won't be surfing for a while, a good while." Erika laughed. "Yeah. Your probably right, but, I can watch you." Bradin laughed holding Erika's hand.