Title: Running Away

Description: Something happened between Marissa and Oliver. Oliver, naturally has to gloat to Ryan. How will Ryan deal?

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Chapter One: Gloating

Ryan sat alone in the pool house sitting against the back of the couch.

I blew it. The one shot at making something of myself, and I blew it. Marissa is gone, I may get expelled from Harbor, and Seth thinks I'm a freak.

The door creaked open and in walked Oliver,

Ryan turned to see who it was and then turned his head away.

Why the hell is he here?

"Why are you here Oliver? Marissa lives next door." Ryan snapped, not moving from his seat

"I came to talk to you" Oliver said, leaning down to talk to Ryan

"Why? You've already ruined my life! I have nothing left for you to take, get out!" Ryan snapped and then stood up

'Well, Marissa wanted me to tell you that she never wants to speak to you again. She wasn't sure but uh...last night sealed the deal." Oliver said a sly grin upon his face.

"What are you talking about?" Ryan asked

They had sex. I knew it, I just gave her an excuse to break it off so she could have sex with a millionaire drug addict

"I had sex with your girl, Ryan. Better sex then you could ever give her. See, I played you two like suckers." Oliver said, smirking intensely.

Marissa opened the door to find Oliver smirking but they didn't see her, yet.

"You stupid piece of trash, you couldn't satisfy real women so I did it for you." Oliver said whispering to Ryan.

"So Natalie wasn't a real woman" Ryan asked, slightly intrigued at the possible answer.

"Nope, Natalie wasn't even a real person. That letter wasn't for her. It was for you and Marissa to fight over. You see, this isn't personal it's just that Marissa and I were meant to be together. All I had to do was break up your relationship with her. It wasn't that hard, I mean make up a fake girlfriend, pretend to try and kill myself." Oliver said

Ryan refused to look Oliver in the eye.

Don't let him see you cry. He doesn't deserve to see you cry. He said this to himself over and over but he couldn't help it.

A tear dropped to the floor. Oliver saw it.

"Do you want to cry? Do you want to hit me and go tell Marissa what I told you? You can but at this point who would believe you?" Oliver asked the last part after lifting Ryan's head up to see him face to face

"I'm not hitting you." Ryan said, then staring straight at Oliver's face

"You finally get it, huh? Hitting me only drives Marissa and me closer together."

Ryan looked away and Oliver slapped him across the face.

"Nothing?" Oliver replied when Ryan refused to hit him.

"Then I guess you won't mind when I do this!" Oliver yelled then punching Ryan in the face.

Marissa ran into the room after hearing what Oliver said and listening.

She ran to Ryan and he shoved her away despite his bleeding lip.

"Ryan, where are you going?" She asked now crying

I am such a fool. I slept with Oliver and I find out he was the one who broke me and Ryan up. Ryan probably never wants to see me again

"Home"

And with that he stormed off

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