I had lost everyone to Oliver. Everyone. I always screwed things up, didn't I? I just couldn't stay out. Now, if Marissa was going to get hurt there wasn't a thing I could do about it, because nobody believed me. Nobody.

"I believe you, Luke does too, ya know," Seth whispered as he walked into the pool house.

I didn't want to talk to him. I didn't want to talk to anybody. But I knew I did. I was alone and I just wanted to know that someone cared.

"Hey," I said quietly, coming out a little scratchier then I had expected.

He sat down a good distance from me. I saw worry in his eyes. He seemed like he was fumbling in his thoughts, but not like usual.

"Where'd Luke go?" I asked. Luke and Seth had been playing videogames in the house a few hours ago. They'd come in to ask if I wanted to hang out, but I'd refused. Seth and Luke. Who knew they'd be friends?

"Home," Seth replied, giving me the most simple answer possible, "Wanna talk?" he asked in a comforting although still nervous voice.

I shook my head. I never liked talking. I missed when Seth would come into the pool house and blabber on about Anna or Summer, and I'd nod, and then he'd ask me how things were with Marissa and they'd be great. I didn't have to talk much then.

"How are things with Anna?" I asked, trying to relive the past.

A strange smile brightened Seth's face. He knew what I was doing. "Not so great," he said with a shrug.

I nodded, my signal for him to continue. I didn't want questions about how I was feeling.

"It's just, it's like there's too many similarities. There weren't to many similarities between you and..." Seth paused, I could tell he wanted to say Marissa, "Theresa, right?" he said.

Her name brought up so many memories. I had told Seth about her. How she understood me and how I missed her, how we'd grown up together and how things were so easy and simple together. It brought a smile to my face. I shook my head. "Second thoughts?" I asked, knowing the answer.

"Yeah. But it's not like I choose her. I just, I really don't want to hurt her," Seth said sincerely. I could tell he wished he could turn back time. I did too.

"Anna's smart. She'll figure it out," I advised.

"So, I should just what, break up with her?" Seth asked, confusion on his face.

"Your choice," I said with a shrug. It was, after all.

"I hate choices!" he said with a pout.

"Well, you already made it, didn't you?" I asked. I really didn't have a clue what that meant, but hopefully he did.

"Yeah. I'll stay with Anna, see how things play out, every relationship has problems once in a while," he sighed. Wow, it worked. "Mom's, I mean, Kirsten's ordering some Chinese. Wanna come?" he offered.

I had a family. I couldn't keep avoiding them. They did this because they cared. I couldn't run away from everything good.

"I'll be there in a few minutes, alright?" I asked.

"Yeah," Seth said, getting up. He opened the door, and then looked back at me with a smile. I couldn't help it. I smiled back.