Chapter Three
I spent the rest of the night desperately looking around for Bradie; I didn't even notice that Calvin Harris had appeared on stage until half way through his second song.
"He's amazing!" screamed Becca in one ear, I nodded enthusiastically but still kept searching the crowd with my eyes.
After Calvin Harris had gone off stage and another Emo wannabe band had come on, Becca pulled me away from the crowd and to a quieter section the middle, "Are you okay" she looked at me as if I was bright green or something, "I'm fine" I replied, "Okay then, well do you want to go find willow, its nearly time for the fireworks" she looked at me expectantly' "you go ahead I'm just gunna go get something to eat I'll call you when I'm done" I smiled at her then headed towards the food tents.
I went to the nearest one and brought a bottle of coke, after I paid for it I headed toward the hills, that was a part at the back of the show ground that when all the bands had finished playing all the people went up there to watch the fireworks.
I choose a spot near where there were only a few people sitting on blankets and sat down; I pulled my knees to my chest and looked up at the stars, suddenly someone sat down next to me.
"Shit" I muttered in surprise, Bradie was sitting no more than 20 centimetres away from me and looking at the ground.
"Hey, where did you go before?" I asked,
He looked up at me "I saw my friends and thought I should catch up with them before I lost them again",
"Oh okay" I said looking down at my feet,
"So tell me about yourself" he said smiling at me, I looked back at him and stared for a minute.
"Um okay, well my name is Lucy Stevenson, I'm 18 years old, i have a little brother named Patrick and I live with my mum and stepdad, umm and I suppose that's the important things" I said looking at him, "you forgot one thing" he said looking at me, "and what's that?" I asked, "Your boyfriends name?" he said it as a question, "I don't have a boyfriend" I said feeling the blood rush to my face.
We were both quite for a bit but it was a nice quite not an awkward one, I looked up at him because I could feel him looking at me,
"So what's your deal?" I asked him, he looked at me for a minute then replied, "Well my name is Bradie Webb, I'm 19 years old, My parents are divorced and I'm in a band with my step brother Andy and my other mate Shaun" there was a pause for a minute, "would I have ever heard of your band?" I asked intrigued, he stared in the other direction for a little bit then changed the subject.
"Your pants are super sparkly, there nice" he smiled at me; I smiled back then lay down on my back so I could see the stars.
Just as I had begun to relax a stream of bright green shot through the sky, followed by a stream of red then gold. The fireworks had started and I hadn't even gotten in contact with Becca yet.
Bradie laid down beside me and we watched the rest of the fireworks, I didn't notice till they were over that Bradie had grabbed hold of my hand, I positioned myself so I was facing him and smiled, he smiled back and started to close in the distance between us, I closed my eyes and "Lucy! Is that you?"I quickly jerked back and looked over my shoulder.
Willow was standing there with a grin on her face eyeing off, first me then Bradie; "sorry I didn't mean to interrupt anything "she said trying to stop herself from giggling.
I have only known Willow for about a year and a half but I have seen her drunk on many occasions, "Where's Becca?"I sat up so I could look at her, "Umm, well I was with her at the fireworks then I went to get another drink then I went back to the fireworks and she wasn't there, then I came looking for you and then I seen you with your boyfriend and now I'm here" she stopped, looked at her feet then grinned up at the sky.
I stood up and linked my arm in hers, "okay well I think that we should find Becca and get home, I smiled apologetically at Bradie and he stood up as well.
"I suppose I better find someone to give me a lift home" he laughed mostly to himself,
"I could give you a lift if you wanted, I just have to get Becca" I held my breath until he answered, "That would be great, thanks" he smiled and linked his arm through my free one.
We walked towards where willow told us they had been sitting but there was no one there; we started in a different direction when i heard a noise coming from one of the close by trees,
"Becca?" I called out,
"Here I am" she shouted in reply.
I ran over to the figure near the tree, she was leaning up against the trunk half asleep. Bradie helped me lift her up and we made our way out to the exit. After about another half an hour we finally made it back to Beccas small silver car.
Bradie strapped Becca into one of the back seats and willow hopped into the other, as I was getting into the driver's seat Becca made a strange squealing noise from the back.
"Where about do you want to be dropped off' I asked Bradie, he looked at me and I saw a flash of worry cross through his eyes,
"Um, I can just walk home from your house" and with that he turned to look out the window.
After about fifteen minutes of driving Becca made another sound then tried to climb into the front, "I know you" she said slyly grinning at Bradie,
He looked at her oddly, "really, what a small world", Becca stoped there perched between the passengers and driver's seat for about three minutes then burst out laughing " I have a picture of you on my wall "she said still grinning.
"Get back into your seatbelt" I yelled at her "and stop creeping Bradie out" she did as she was told then I half looked at Bradie and half watched the road "sorry about that, shes usually a really nice girl but obviously she's had alot to drink" I laughed and so did he "It's okay" he said.
For the rest of the drive home, Me and Bradie talked about stuff while trying to control Becca in the back seat but when we where about 10 mins from Willows house, which was around the corner from mine she fell sound asleep on top of willow who was sitting there smiling out her window into the darkness
After we stopped at Willows and got her inside, we pulled up in front of my house and we got out, I pulled open Beccas door and help her out, Bradie came around and helped me steady her,
"Thank you for the ride, I owe you a favour now" he said smiling, he leaned in and hugged me then Becca decided she wanted to join in and wrapped her arms around both of us, Bradie pulled away "bye" he said then lingered for a moment before turning to leave.
I quickly unwrapped myself from Beccas arms and she sat down on the footpath, "Wait!" I called out to Bradies back, he stopped and I quickly walked towards him, I searched around in my bag until I found a pen and then reached out and grabbed his arms.
"Here's my number in case you ever need another ride" I said grinning at him, he stood still while I wrote on his arm and when I was finished he thanked me again and turned to go again, I considered waiting until he got a little bit further away then hopping in my car and following him to see where he lived but then thought better of my creepy stalker idea.
I picked Becca up by her arm and helped her to my room, I took of her shoes and put her in my bed then I went to my wardrobe and got out a jacket then walked out into the backyard and climbed up in the tree house that Kevin had built for Patrick but he doesn't like it.
I put my phone and the other things that were in my pocket next to my head and laid down, there was a square cut out of the middle of the roof so I could see the stars, My eyes started closing until I fell asleep, but I was awoken minutes later to the sound of my phone chiming, I looked at the screen but all it said was unknown number,
"Hello" I said quietly,
"Um, hey it's me Bradie" there was a pause "what have you been doing?"
I laughed "well considering I was standing out the front of my house with you under an hour ago, not much I suppose except put Becca into bed."
"How come you're not asleep" he asked in almost a whisper,
"Because I'm not tired" I said only then realizing how tired I actually was,
"Okay well I suppose I'll let you get some sleep then or whatever" they way he spoke made him shy but confident at the same time,
"Okay goodnight "I said,
"Goodnight" he said and with that we both hung up.