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From: Nikki-browneyes1 Sent: 4/8/2006 10:43 AM

Sunday, July 8, 2068, 3:00 p.m.,Tracy Island

Nikki adjusted the volume of the music that was flowing through her earphones and got comfortable on her beach towel before continuing the book she was reading.

"Tia read and re-read the papers in front of her. She couldn't believe he did that. Sure, Jack had a right to know about who she was, but going behind her back and getting her background information from a computer was downright out of order.

She would have told him everything but all in her own time. Tia had it all planned until she found the printouts.

Hearing the door open and Jack's voice waft through, Tia looked up with fury in her eyes..."

Nikki was so engrossed in the book that she didn't notice when Brandon sat down close by. And even worse, because of the volume of her music, she didn't hear a word he was saying either.

"Hey, Nikki. What've you been up to today?" Brandon cocked an eyebrow when he didn't receive an answer. "Nikki? Hello?"

He smirked when he realised why Nikki wasn't answering. Leaning over, he tapped her on the shoulder, making her jump slightly. He smiled when she removed her earphones and turned down the corner of her current page before closing her book.

"Good book? What's it about?" he asked.

"It's all right. Not exactly award-winning. I've read better." Looking at the front cover of the book, Nikki smiled at the picture. "It's about families. There's this guy named Jack who grew up most of his life without a family. His parents died when he was young. He'd been living on the streets until he was 17, not knowing that his relatives were looking for him."

"Do they find him?"

"Actually, it's the other way round. A friend, thinking she was doing the right thing, located and made contact with them. The only thing is, Jack becomes angry with her for interfering with his life. He thinks he's done pretty well without them and doesn't need them."

"Sounds like a lot of drama to me."

Nikki laughed slightly. "It is, and it gets worse. Reading this makes me think about my own family back home in England."

"Is there that much drama in your family?"

"No. Well, unless my brothers butt heads. Strangely, I miss that."

"Are you going to go to England when your birthday rolls around?"

"Yeah. It'll be good to catch up with my family and friends."




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