Nikki almost hung up but her hand kept the phone close to her ear. She listened to it ring. "Hello?" A voice came from the cell phone. Nikki felt a tingle go down her back. She was scared, and she was telling the truth. She tried to spit out just a 'hi', but nothing. She took a deep breath. Why am I scared? What the heck is going on? This is so stupid, just say hello, Nikki told herself. "Bradin?" She mumbled. There was no answer. Why didn't I say something early, my god, I am so stupid! If I would have just said something right away... But then a voice interupted her thoughts. The same voice.
"Yeah. Who is this?" His voice sounding curious.
"Nnn, its, Nnni-"
"Who?" Nikki tried to say it louder and clearer.
"Nikki, Westerly." For a minute it was quiet. She couldn't believe it. She said it. A smile rose from her face.
"Oh!" He sounded surprised, maybe shocked too. But, Nikki felt the same way.
"Yeah." Nikki said building up confidence at every word.
Nikki finally said good-bye to him and literally lept to Hailey's house. She went to the back door. Knocked twice and waited. But no one came. She wondered if Hailey saw her and didn't want to answer the door. Nikki stood infront of Hailey's door for almost an hour. But no one opened it. So, Nikki went home.
When Nikki got home, there was no where to be seen, just a note that was pinned to the fridge, it read: Nikki: Went to dinner with some clients. Jay is working late at Beyond the Blue. Be back around eleven. Nikki wasn't sure if she meant eleven that night or eleven in the afternoon. But Nikki ignored the note, and tried not to let it get to her. In her bed she laid there, she thought about what they had talked about. Nikki had confessed to Bradin about her lonely feelings and Bradin understood. She couldn't believe it. He even understood the reason's she didn't want people to know she had a older brother that was a famous surfer. Nikki and Bradin agreed that in two days Nikki would meet Bradin at nine o'clock at night infront of PizzaPizza in the promanade. They figured it wouldn't be to packed. Nikki didn't understand why two days? She also didn't understand why Bradin never told her where he was staying or living in that matter. That night she thought about her questions, even pictured what he would look like, although she remembered quite perfectly, she liked to see him again, if not in person, then in her mind, forever.