"NIKKI!" Ava yelled later that day.

Nikki trudged her way down the stairs knowing why her aunt just yelled. Once she arrived to the bottom of the stairs, she saw her brother walking out to the beach.

"You hit Linzy!" Ava yelled.

"I didn't mean to, Aunt Ava," she responded, "It was a reaction."

"This isn't you, Nik. I'm sorry. You're grounded."

"What! I have a date with Cody tonight!"

"Call him and tell him you can't make it because of what he has done to you."

Nikki ran out of the house with her aunt calling after her. She ran and ran with tears down her face until she ran into someone: Linzy.

"Linzy," Nikki gasped.

Linzy pulled and walked away from the teenage girl. Nikki ran up to her and grabbed her arm. Linzy whipped around.

"Don't fucking touch me," she said.

"I'm sorry!" Nikki yelled, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to punch you!"

"Yeah right. And, I didn't mean to end it with your brother because of you."

"You what? I made you what?"

"You heard me. If you weren't the asshole you are now, I'd still be with Bradin. But, I'm not going to date someone who has at least one family member hating me, as much as that hurts since I love your brother."

"Linzy, please," Nikki pleaded.

"NO!" Linzy shouted, "Your life is going wrong all because of you! Don't blame this on anyone else!"

"Linzy!" Nikki yelled as she walked away.

The following day, dance class began. Everyone was concentrating on the routine and didn't notice any tension between a few of the girls. As they were dancing, the phone rang. The girls went on a break while the teacher talked on the phone.

"Linzy!" the teacher yelled as she hung up the phone.

Nikki peered over and saw Linzy talking to Mrs. Davidson. She watched as Linzy became upset. "What? He was fine this morning," Linzy said.

"I don't know, dear," Mrs. Davidson said, "Your mother came home from the store and found him dead."

Linzy broke down and turned around. She fell to her knees as she felt weak. She pounded the floor before someone picked her up and made her stand up.

Bradin ran to Linzy's house and found police all over the house. He ran inside and found Linzy sitting on the stairs crying.

"Baby," he said making her look up at him, "What happened?"

She stood up and took his hand. She led him to the kitchen where there was a police tape around her kitchen. He looked at her as they went deeper into the room. There, he saw blood on the floor.

"He was shot," Linzy said.

"Who did it?" he asked her, "Does anyone know?"

"Oh, they know," she told him.

"Who?"

Linzy sighed not wanting to tell him who killed her father. She let go of his hand.

"Baby, who killed him?"

She closed her eyes and let tears fall before she turned around to face him.

"Cody."