It had been a year since she had stepped foot in Newport. She had no idea what to expect. Who would accept her? Who wouldn't? She was driving a cherry red Ferrari down the road to the old building she used to work at. The bait shop. She hand one hand on the wheel and many questions and thoughts zooming in and out of her head. The only thing she knew was that this time it would be different.
"Marissa? HELLO? Marissa!" Summer waved a hand infront of Marissa's face.
"Whoa what?" Marissa put her hands up. They were in Summer's car sitting in the driveway of Marissa's mansion.
"Um were here." Summer took her seat belt off and faced her best friend. "Marissa what is up with you?"
"Nothing I was just thinking." Summer went wide eyed, "About?"
"Nothing… it's nothing." Summer didn't believe her for one second, "Spill it Coop."
"Ok! Geez" Marissa threw her hands up. She took her seat belt off and faced her best friend, "I don't know, I just started to think about someone…"
"Ryan?"
"No."
"DJ?"
"God NO!"
"Then who!"
"Look just drop it Summer." Marissa opened the car door and stepped out. Summer hurried to open her door and yelled after Marissa, "WHO!"
"Alex."
"Alex? As in girl Alex? Blonde hair purple streak Alex?"
"Yes."
"Whoa."
"I know." Marissa walked towards the car. "Summer I can't help but think that I made a horrible mistake." Summer walked around the car. Marissa leaned her back on the car and looked up at her house. Summer joined her, "Maybe you did maybe you didn't, but Marissa that was a long time ago. Maybe its time to move on. What made you think about her." Marissa was looking at the ground. Then she looked back up at Summer. "I don't know. I feel as if she might come back."
"Marissa…" Summer put a comforting hand on Marissa's shoulder, "She's not coming back."
Seth and Ryan were busy talking about random comic books in the pool house when they heard a knock on the door. All the curtains were closed so they couldn't see who it was.
"Did you tell anyone to come over?"
"No." Seth got up to answer the door. "But dude it doesn't make sense why doesn't the hulk loose his pants when he goes all agro…" Seth opened the door and in the doorway was Alex Kelly. She now had burnette hair. She was wearing a shimmering yellow sleeveless top with blue skinny jeans. Alex was looking at the ground when Seth opened the door. She looked up to see Seth. She weakly smiled and raised her hand up in a hi type of greeting.
"Marissa you ok?" Summer and Marissa were sitting in lawn chairs next to the pool. They were in yellow and red bikinis. They both had on over grown sun glasses as they took in the southern sun.
"Yea I'm fine don't worry."
"You have really been thinking a lot about Alex."
"Not just her."
"Then what?"
"College, relationships, my life."
"Wow you are getting to much sun." they both smiled, "I don't know Summer I just think I have some growing up to do"
"Marissa your still in high school. You have plenty of time to do whatever you want."
"I have done whatever you want and where has it gotten me?"
"Hmm your right." Marissa took the lemonade from the table by the lawn chair and took a sip. "Summer what do you think this school year will be like?" Marissa put the cup back on the table and relaxed into the lawn chair.
"I don't know. School like."
"Ha ha funny."
"I cant believe school starts tomorrow."
"Me either."
"This is going to be interesting." They both relaxed into their chairs and took in the sunlight.
"Uhh Alex…hi."
"Hi…" Seth turned around and shot Ryan a "What the heck look" Ryan shrugged his shoulders and continued to look at Alex in shock. "Uh what are you doing here?"
"Um it's a long story…can I come in?" Seth looked a little worried, "Are you sure you don't have any felons with you to beat us up?"
"I'm positive."
"Ok come right in." Alex made her way into the pool house and immediately looked at Ryan, "Look Ryan I'm really sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. I really never meant to hurt you in anyway. I came here to apologize to the both of you and I was hoping maybe someday you would forgive me?" Ryan got up from where he was sitting and put out his hand for Alex to shake. Alex was wide eyed and looked at the hand and then back at Ryan. She finally took it. "Really?"
"Aw best friend zee's" Seth said as he crossed the room hands in his pockets. "What are you doing here Alex?"
"It's a long story."
"We have time here sit down." Seth motioned for Alex to sit down next to Ryan's bed. "Explain…and um if you don't mind explaining why you're not blonde." Alex smiled and sat down. "Ok well after I left I threw myself into my career. I moved to LA and started a studio in my apartment. My studio took off and I invested the money into a huge record label. That also took off. Now I'm a multi millionaire," Both Seth and Ryan's eyes got wide. Seth looked at Ryan and mouthed "WOW", "But as I got more and more into my business it came to my attention that I don't have a high school diploma. My agent told me that I will loose my business if I don't get it. I could go from such a high back down to a super low. So I had to come back here and go to school…sooo I'm starting school tomorrow with you guys." Alex put her hands up and weakly smiled again. "Uh ok let me get this straight, your um how do I put this Ryan…well rich!"
"Yea."
"Can I borrow twenty bucks?"
"No."
"Wow Alex that's really amazing."
"Thanks."
"Well uh are you enrolled into our school."
"Yea. Look guys I didn't want you guys and I to have any bad chemistry. So are we cool?"
"Yea."
"Sure."
"Thank you." Alex hugged the both of them. They parted and they went back to sitting in Ryan's room, "So how did you get here?"
"I drove."
"Drove what?"
"Um a car."
"What car?"
"Seth why are you asking so many questions?"
"Curiosity."
"OK I'm driving a red Ferrari." Seth pointed a finger at Alex, "LIAR!"
"I'm not lying." Seth looked back and forth from Alex to the door. Suddenly he took off towards the door ripping it open and running out towards the driveway. Leaving Ryan and Alex laughing at him. "So where are you staying?"
"In my car."
"Don't."
"Why?"
"Stay here with us." Alex raised an eyebrow, "I couldn't."
"I'll talk to Sandy."
"Wow, thanks."
"No problem, everyone deserves second chances Alex." Alex nodded and looked at the ground. Playing with her fingers, "Nervous for tomorrow?"
"No." Ryan continued to look at her, "OK yea." They both chuckled and waited for Seth to get back. Somehow Alex couldn't help thinking to herself that this would be the best year of her life.
"So tell me why is you hair differnet."
"Well its a long story." They both smiled and Ryan sat there as Alex told the story of her new look.
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