Chapter 6

The very next morning Mr. and Mrs. Cole both ran up to Bradin's door to see if he had seen Kylee.

"Bradin, open up!" Mrs. Cole cried.

"Mrs. Cole? What's up?" Bradin asked as he opened the door.

"Is Kylee here?" Mr. Cole pushed through the door.

"No, why would she be here? Did something happen to her?" Bradin began to worry.

"She's gone. She left last night it said in the note she gave us, and there's one for you too." Mrs. Cole explained, and then handed over the letter to Bradin.

Dear Bradin,

I'm sorry. I can't be here in Playa Linda anymore. I really love you, but I can't face you anymore. Why do you keep breaking my heart over and over again? I can't lie too myself anymore. I know you too well to lie to myself. I cry myself to sleep everyday, hoping that you wouldn't break my heart again, but you did. I'm sorry Bradin. Now that I'm gone you can do what ever you want. You wouldn't know where I am, and I hope you don't try to find me. Please move on and maybe you'll make yourself useful. I always hoped that you would change, but the second I saw you at the beach house I knew you were the same and never changed. When you told me you loved me, I tried to believe it, but I knew you always had another girl in the heart. I don't know why I had been so stupid to forgive you, but now that I left I don't have to think about it anymore. Bye Bradin, hope you have the best of life and I'll always love you.

Love, Kylee

Bradin sat on his bed quietly crying.

"Kylee, why do you have to do this? Why did you have to leave me? If you know me that well, then why don't you know what my heart is thinking? God, why do you have to take the only thing that means the most to me away?" Bradin softly asked himself, he then stormed out of the house.

"Mommy, are we there yet?" Madison asked.

"We're almost there, why don't you take a nap? I'll wake you up when we get there." Kylee replied.

"ok." Madison said.

Bradin really wanted to find Kylee and explain to her what happened. He really wants to explain to her and be with her and hold her. Everyday he would want to see her and hold her. He'd never let her go if he knew that she was going to run away.

His heart told him to find her back, but he didn't want to find her and make her mad at him. He knew that letting go was his only decision. Now that summer was over, he was thinking of what collage to go to.

He was planning on going to Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. He wanted to get away from Playa Linda and all the things that happened. He wanted to not think about Kylee and think about his future, but all he could think about was Kylee. He couldn't get his mind off her. He lost Kylee and his heart again, but he was thinking that once he gets to Delaware, Ohio he would walk around and think of what to do in the future.

He began walking down the stairs to the kitchen to have breakfast. As he got to the bottom of the stairs he noticed something different about everyone. Everyone was smiling and happy and weird.

"Morning everyone, why are you all happy?" he asked with a sad face.

"Oh nothing, just that your letter from that collage you applied to came in." Nikki replied then pointed to the letter.

"Did you get in?" Derrick asked as Bradin quickly opened the letter.

"Yeah, I get to collage far away from all the drama." Bradin slightly smiled.

"Oh yeah, Bradin's going to collage far away and I get his room!" Derrick cheered.

"You wish, I'll come back every vacation, and I want my room the way it is." Bradin yelled from the kitchen.

Even though Bradin may seem happy, his heart is broken. He didn't want anyone to worry about him. He cries every night holding Kylee's picture to sleep, but the picture isn't the same as her real person.

By the end of the week bradin had his things all packed and was about to ship them to Ohio. He bought an apartment with his own money, and was thinking of finding Kylee, by searching on the internet.

Now that summer is over he was about to leave. He was going to miss everyone in the family, but he knew that he was going to come back.

He said good-bye to everyone then jay drove him to the airport. He was going to drive but as a graduation present from Ava he got a car. And the car was towed down to Ohio first.

By the time he got to his apartment people were getting home from work. As bradin was to enter the elevator, he heard a familiar voice. A voice that sounded like Kylee, but as he turned to see if it was Kylee, the elevator door closed.

"Was that actually Kylee or was I just thinking of her too much?" he asked himself.

He finally reached the third floor to his apartment. When he opened the door he heard the voice again, this time he was determined to find who it was. He walked pasted the elevators and around the corner to find Madison standing in front of a door.

"Madison? What are you doing here? Where's your mommy?" Bradin asked her then turned to open the door.

"Kylee?" Bradin said in surprised.