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Nikki and Hailey headed towards Longboard Pier. "Lauren!" Hailey cooed toward her friends. "Hey guys!" Jenna jumped up to join them. "Burger?" Jenna asked holding up a paper bag. "Yum, I'm hungry." Nikki said reaching for the bag. "Over here." Lauren lead the way to the picnic bench. "Dinner under the stars." Hailey said smiling.
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"That was a blast, but I'm so stuffed." Hailey held her stomach. "Me too." I opened the front door. "Hello?" I called out. "In here." It was Jay. Obviously Ava couldn't make it home in time to tell me I was late herself. Hailey and I walked into the kitchen. "Can Hailey stay the night?" I asked sitting on the wood stool. Jay shrugged. "Cool," I said. "Where's Aunt Ava?" At first Jay didn't answer and I thought he didn't hear so I repeated myself. "Jay? Hellloooo?" I waved my hand in the hair. "Paris." He said slowly. "What?" Hailey and I both said suprised. "Susannah and Kolby are there with her. It was last minute. She feels horrible for leaving, but she'll be back in about four days." Jay said before gulping down the last bit of orange juice from the carton. "For what?" Hailey asked. "Probably her 'company'." I said annoyed. Jay just nodded. "So, its just you and me?" I asked when Hailey went to Nikki's room to get some clothes. "Guess so. I'm real sorry, Nik. I'd be upset too." Jay said as he leaned against the fridge. "Its no problem."
"So, sorry about your aunt being out of town again." Hailey said as she pulled a cover over her legs. They were outside under the stars in there sleeping bags as the cool air washed over them. Nikki just shrugged. Hailey is the only one she really talks too, she's the only one of her friends, who knows about her parents and her brother."I wasn't all that surprised." Nikki mummbled. "You know, Nik, maybe you should try calling your brother, your always alone here, so maybe, you know it wouldn't be all that lonely." Hailey said. "I'm not lonely." Nikki said stubbornly. Nikki turned over on her side. Stupid Bradin, she thought. If he had never signed with Denim Boards maybe he would still be around. And what ever happened to the 'I'm done with surfing contracts'? Nikki couldn't sleep. She hadn't thought about her brother for a long time. At least 4 months. It was hard to keep bringing it up.
As she tossed and turned she remembered the day he left. It was about 7 months ago. She remembered the expression on his face when he told her; all bright, and excited. She remembered the feeling of her stomach twisting and flipping trying to get the knot out, but that knot, it never came out.
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Nikki sat on the couch flipping through the channels, but she couldn't help to think about what Hailey said. She was kind of right. She was alone most of the time, and it was kinda getting lonely. But even if that was true she would never call her brother. It would be to weird. Plus, he's like the most famous surfer, if he came here everyone would find out that he was my brother! It would be totally chaotic! And thats not what I want, even though, chaotic, is the opposite of lonely.