Java Null Pointer Exception

I'm working on a Java project, and currently have 4 classes (Driver, OrdersProcessor, Items, and Purchase) and when I run the tests, it is telling me that I have a null pointer exception at the two lines with (** * **) next to them. I'm not sure what's wrong with them though..

public class OrdersProcessor {

private static Items items = null;

//added
    items = new Items(numOrders);

public static void runOrderProcessor(BufferedReader file, int id) {
    double grandTotal = 0;
    int clientId = 1000 + id;
    try {
        System.out.println("Reading order for client with id: " + clientId);
        file.readLine();
        while (true) {
            grandTotal += items.buy(file.readLine().split(" ")[0], id); (*****)
        }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    try {
        file.close();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    StringBuffer writeReport = new StringBuffer();
    writeReport.append("----- Order details for client with Id: "
            + clientId + " -----" + "\n");
    for (String bought : items.allItems()) {
        writeReport.append("Item's Name: " + items.getItem(bought)
                + items.getItem(bought).recipt(id));
        writeReport.append("Order Total: "
                + NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance().format(grandTotal)
                + "\n");
    }

}

}

And the other class:

public class Items {

private Map<String, Purchase> items;
private double grandTotal;
private int numOrders;

public Items(int numOrders) {
    this.numOrders = numOrders;
    reportOrders = new TreeMap <Integer, String>();
    items = new TreeMap<String, Purchase>();
    grandTotal = 0;

public double buy(String name, int id) {
    double price = getItem(name).purchaseItem(id); (*****)
    synchronized (lockGT) {
        grandTotal = grandTotal + price;
    }
    return price;
}