tidal wave

• chapter twenty •

Bre rarely slept through the night, not since everything that happened. The rare occasions that she was when she first got to the summer house and the times Finn allowed her to sleep on his shoulder.

When she slept next to Conrad, she was on a cloud. She didn't have anything to worry about just that she was where she belonged. Well, it was until she woke up. The sun was beaming down on her skin and then reality sunk in, she was back in cousins, Susannah was dead and they were losing the house. She forgot everything for the first few seconds of her day, and it felt like the end of last summer. 

"Make sure you clean this all up and return the golf cart" She heard a woman shout, she opened her eyes and instantly knew it was Cam Cameron's mom. Without thinking she turned over to wake Conrad up by kissing his forehead. 

"Connie, you need to wake up" She whispered. He smiled before he opened his eyes but then slowly the reality sunk in for him too. 

He jumped up as soon as he realised they weren't together which is what they both kept on forgetting. 

Everyone was silent as they cleared up the mess they made all thinking about the events of last night. Bre on the other hand realised she hadn't finished one of her essays that was due that day at 5 pm. 

Bre zoned out when driving back to the house, all she could think of was how she was going to get an Essay finished, edited and submitted in less than 12 hours. 

"You alright there Bre?" Conrad asked seeing as she'd be quiet the whole morning. 

"What!" She said snapping out of her thought and spiral. 

"Youve been quiet are you okay?" Conrad said offended, she rarely snapped like that and it hurt him. 

"Oh sorry, I'm meant to have an essay done by today" Bre said tapping the wheel as she pulled onto the drive but what they saw was even worse. Julia and the estate agent shaking hands. 

Bre didnt even turn off the car before Conrad jumped out. She turned the car off and was only hearing the end of the conversation. 

"The house is sold" Julia said, she didnt seem happy nor pleased. Sort of sad.

"Its sold?" Bre said with tears in her eyes, her world was crashing down and she couldnt do anything. 

"You sold this house in the few last hours?" Conrad questioned, he seemed pissed off but defeated. 

"Yes. To a lovely family with three children and a dog" Julia said smiling, now she seemed happy. 

"Well it cant just be over" Jeremiah said lookign around. 

"It is and that means i need you keys, please?" Julia said holding out her hand. 

Jeremiah and Conrad relectantly handed theirs over. But Bre still had hers, she'd taken the spare a few days ago. 

"I bet your enjoying this" Conrad said bluntly. 

Bre looked around holding her tears in before heading straight into the house to grab her laptop. 

"Bre? Whats wrong?" Steven asked following her in. 

"I have my final essay due at 5 so I'm going to Finns to finish it and Ill be back, phone me if you guys need me" Bre said grabbing her bags and heading away. Bre didnt even clear the driveway before she started crying, it was a sob. And she couldnt control it. Laurel didnt want anything to do with her naymore, Susannah was dead, her and Conrad were broken up, and theyve lost the house. The one place they all felt connected. 

Bre pulled up to Finns house and grabbed her laptop before locking her car and heading to her front door. She didnt even knock before Finn opened the door.