Maybe, Just Maybe
Seth, Summer, Ryan, Marissa. At long last they all have clean slates and firm friendships.
But it's not how it used to be. The four are shocked when Sandy and Kirsten offer them a trip to London.
So they take it, and what happens? Maybe, just maybe their old feelings would return.
Chapter 1 – The Parents' Idea
Kirsten Cohen studied the plane tickets in her hand. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, for her and Sandy.
But did she really want to go? She looked in the mirror at her reflection, noticing the wrinkles appear faintly. That's when she had an idea.
"Sandy!" She called.
"Yes darling?"
"These plane tickets… We've won them!"
"That's great!" He replied, and walked into the bedroom whilst fixing his purple tie. He noticed her facial expression. "Or not…"
"We don't really need them, do we? We have each other no matter where we are."
"True. So what are we going to do with them?" He asked, putting his arm around her.
"I think I have an idea…" She smiled.
"Are you kidding me? Kirsten, It's London! Do you know how far that is?"
"5,500 miles." She replied.
"Yeah, 5,500 miles too far! No, no way. Anything could happen to them!"
"They're almost 18 Sandy! You were the one who thought they should learn that there's more out there than the Newport Beach Bubble."
"Fine, but we are calling them every day."
"Ok. Let's tell them."
Sandy and Kirsten Cohen stepped into the living room, where they saw Ryan and Seth playing video games as per usual. She cleared her throat.
"Um, boys could you switch that off for a second?"
"Ok sure, but if this about the stain on the cushion, it wasn't us." Seth replied.
"What stain on the cushion? Where?" Kirsten demanded. Seth cleared his throat.
"Ah, what cushion now? I never mentioned any cushion."
"Ok, enough joking Seth. Your mother and I have a proposition to make."
The boys stopped what they were doing, and sat up, attentive.
"Yes, we entered a competition about 6 weeks ago for an all paid, first class trip to London. And we won."
"Wow, that's great you guys!" Ryan announced.
"Yeah, so when are you leaving?" Seth asked.
"That's the thing… We're not."
"Huh?" Seth asked, confused.
"Your mother and I have decided to be generous and give you two the tickets for the trip." Sandy explained.
"What? Are you for real?" Seth asked open mouthed. Kirsten nodded.
Seth turned round to Ryan and slapped his chest. "London, Ryan, London! How cool?"
"Yeah, it's uh…. Wow." Ryan didn't know what to say.
"Now, there are two extra tickets available, and we think it would be a great idea for you to take Summer and Marissa." Sandy said.
There was silence.
"What about Lindsay?"
"And Alex?" Seth added.
"Boys, Summer and Marissa are your friends, despite what happened in the past. I think you should take time out to reaffirm those friendships. And plus, those two are just settling into the community and you know how Summer and Marissa love to shop." Sandy smiled.
"Ah yes…" said Seth, remembering the one time he went out to the mall with Summer. That was a rage blackout he wouldn't forget.
"Cohen, try it on!"
"No, it's horrible!"
"Seth, it's Gucci!"
"And? It's shiny."
"So, it's just one pocket. Stop being such a baby!"
"You're the one whining." He complained.
Summer hit him in the chest.
"Ow!"
"I'm buying it for you anyway, so there." Summer stormed off in a huff with Seth traipsing behind.
"Yeah, you do have a point…" Ryan cocked his head to one side, remembering Marissa's shoplifting incident. She better have money this time.
"Great. So the trip is in 2 weeks. You have enough time to tell the girls the good news." Kirsten got up and followed Sandy into the kitchen.
The boys were left speechless on the sofa.
"I don't know what to say. For once." Seth remarked.
Ryan shook his head.
"London, how great is that Ryan? It's a once in a lifetime opportunity…"
"Yeah, I know. There's just one tiny problem…"
""Yes?" Seth looked at him.
"Yeah… I've never actually been on a plane before."
"Oh. Well, Ryan my friend there's nothing to worry about. Fifty feet up in the air, or roundabouts, it's very easy."
Ryan nodded.
"Oh, except for the air turbulence. There's always a little bit of that." Seth informed him. "But it's nothing to worry about."
"Nothing to worry about…" Ryan uttered, not convinced.
"Yeah, it's great! London's gonna be great. I'm gonna phone Summer." Seth got up.
Great, just great. A first class trip and Ryan couldn't face the plane. What was he gonna do?
He'd come to that later. After a few moments, he got up to phone Marissa to tell her the news.
Ok, so that was chapter 1, hope u enjoyed! I love London and I can honestly say I love living so close. And this idea came to me after a day out there on Sunday. It's gonna be mainly Seth and Summer but really it's about the whole gang. Please leave a review! Thanks