Ok, I hate that Marissa died, so I'm going to change it. Tell me what you think.
Our story begins where most stories do, at a turning point. A point where a character's life is about to change forever, either in a good way or bad, and it never goes back to the way it was before.
"Hey Ryan, can I drive? I mean it is you new car, but I'm going to be stuck on a boat for a year…" Ryan looked a Marissa and saw a pout forming on her face. She did have a point. He looked at his awesome new car…
"Let you drive?" He squeaked out trying not to sound like the idea pained him.
"Please? I'm a good driver. What could happen?"
Ryan looked at her and had about 5 hundred-scratched car images run through his head.
"Fine, but if anything happens. You're paying for it."
"Yeah, yeah, lets see you get money out of me when I'm half way around the world."
Marissa squealed excitedly and held out her hand for the keys. Ryan painfully handed them over and climbed into the passenger side and buckled up.
"This is a really cool car. Let's see if the radio works."
They drove down the coast blasting some song Marissa enjoyed, and Ryan met her eyes. She smiled the smile he always felt was just for him, and he smiled back. This was good, and they were good. He knew that sometime before the year was over it would be Ryan and Marissa again. They never could figure out how not to be together.
"Who the hell is that? Pass me you idiot!"
Ryan turned and looked over his shoulder and saw a van tailgating way to close. He stuck his hand out and made the pass me sign. Marissa let out a scream as the van hit the back end of his car. The car pulled up around to the side of them and Ryan saw him.
"Pull over!" Volchok screamed at them.
Marissa was crying and shaking as she did what he said. Ryan was out of the car before it was even stopped. He walked toward the van not even noticing Marissa's screaming at him to stop. Volchok hopped out of the van and walked around to face Ryan.
And at that moment a shot rang out, and a scream was heard.
This is where the story really begins. The turning point in two people's lives, and this is where everything changes. Forever.