Reunion
Author's note: This story takes place two years after the season finale of the O.C. The only differences is that Seth and Summer did not get married; they broke up and went their separate ways and Marissa never died. She just went off to lie with her dad. Ryan and Taylor haven't seen each other since they're good-bye in the season finale.
---------------You are invited---------------
What: Harbor School's first annual high school reunion.
Who: Harbor School graduates; the class of '05.
When: September 15-17th
Where: The St. Regis Hotel, in Laguna Beach. Join us for a weekend there, full of nostalgia!
We hope you can attend. Feel free to bring family!
Summer Roberts found the invitation sitting on the counter in her apartment. Her roommate Janelle, must have brought it in. After tearing open the envelope and reading its contents, a wave of mixed emotions swept over her. All of which were bitter sweet. Seeing Ryan and Taylor would be great, but……what about seeing Seth. They had broken up several years ago. Summer had loved Seth more than anyone, but she knew that their lives were taking separate paths, and the chance of a healthy long-distance wasn't likely.
They had said a long good bye, and Summer moved to New York, to pursue fashion. After finishing her time at GEORGE, she began to miss magazines and style.
Seth, by now had become the accomplished author of Atomic County, and his graphic novel was a hit. People all over the world were reading and he had more fan sites than most celebrities.
Summer hadn't spoken to Ryan or Taylor in a while either. Taylor went back to France, and was doing god-knows-what, and Ryan, so she had heard from friends, was now an Architect.
As much as she longed to see them, seeing Seth would be too weird. He was crushed when she broke up with him, and would probably be bitter. Or maybe he was off dating some comic book skank. One of those girls who go to all the conventions, wearing pleather and polyester costumes. That was one thing that Summer certainly could not handle; Seth dating another girl.
Although she had been the one to break up with him, Summer was always thinking of him. When she went on a date with a new guy, she thought of dating Seth. When she kissed her boyfriend, Jake, she wished she was kissing Seth. Cohen never left her mind.
Jake, her latest boyfriend, was sweet, and she liked him, but something…….just wasn't there. Summer couldn't pinpoint what it was, but it was always hanging over her head.
"Hey, Summer." A tall girl with long silky brown hair and wild violet eyes, walked in to the entry way of the apartment. "Did you get the letter I set out for ya? It came today?" Summer nodded. "Yeah, Janelle," she said pursing her lips, still thinking of Seth. Janelle shook her long hair, and smiled. "Was another letter from your ex-boyfriend?" she asked.
Seth after the initial break up, began writing Summer tons of letters, all of which she couldn't bring her self to look at. They were unopened laying in a box underneath her bed. Summer had told Janelle all about Seth and life before she had moved to New York. Janelle had become her sole confident, and best friend.
"No. Umm. It's a high school reunion invitation." Janelle walked up behind Summer, reading the invitation from behind. "Sum? You gonna go?" Janelle said, tapping Summer on the shoulder. Summer thought for a moment. Those people and her had so many memories together, some good, some bad. She really had no desire to unearth the bad ones.
"Elle. I'm gonna sleep on it. But first, I better order take out. I'm starving." Summer giggled. Janelle shook her head. "You should go. And this will be the fourth time we've had take out this week," Janelle said complaining.
Summer would have to sleep on the possibility of attending the reunion. But in her heart, she knew, that she couldn't miss it.