A/N - Hey everybody. I've been reading fanfics for years but never wrote one and I just thought it was about time I had a go so please read, hopefully enjoy and leave a review
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Summer Roberts was used to getting what she wanted. All her life her daddy had showered her with dress after dress, purse after purse and car after car. Sometimes though she just wished that for once, he would shower her with love and affection instead of all that crap that she really didn't need. Don't get her wrong, she loved playing the role of the spoilt rich bitch but she knew that deep down in her heart that was not who she wanted to be, although she'd never admit that to her so called 'friends'. What she wanted were parents who'd notice when she'd gone to school on a Tuesday morning and not returned until 4am on Saturday, what she had was an infinite credit limit for the Roberts bank of 'dad', and a pill-popping, gold-digging skank.
Yes there was a huge gap between what she secretly wanted and what she had and it was a gap that no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't seem to bridge, and she was beginning to give up on her hopes and dreams that she one day would. Summer also pined for a brother or sister, someone she could confide in but also someone that she could try and live her lost childhood through. Having such neglectful bastards as parents meant that she had had to grow up fast and if they would just provide her with a baby sibling, she would relish the opportunity to make sure this kid got to do all the things she'd missed out on because she had been too busy trying to cook her own dinner.
Summer wanted a best friend that wasn't a total drama queen and a raging alcoholic. She knew it wasn't Marissa's fault that she was a complete head case, that fully rested on the shoulders of her equally fucked up mother, but she couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved that she hadn't picked another girl to sit next to at lunch on her first day of school. She wanted a friend she could talk to about anything without being constantly interrupted with a whiny tirade of 'how shitty her life was'.
To sum it all up, she wanted everything Seth Cohen had, bar the massive geek factor and uncontrollable hair. She like the rest of her crowd, refused to acknowledge his existence but the truth is she had noticed him and how completely perfect his life seemed to be, well in her eyes anyway. The various functions and charity events she had attended along with the Cohen's had given her an insight as to what it would be like to have the family she had always dreamt of. Summer thought that aside from the constant abuse at school and absolutely no social life, the lucky bastard had it all.
He had the parents who obviously worshipped him but also made sure he was raised with all the right morals and knew the difference between right and wrong. He also had the brother he could always count on to have his back and be there when he needed someone to talk to. Not to mention the fact that this Ryan kid was also fiercely loyal and would most likely die before he let any thing bad happen to Seth. Ryan had only been with the Cohen's since the start of the summer, less than two months, but it was already plain for all to see that he was extremely dedicated to making sure no dumb jock ever hurt Seth again. So dedicated it was almost scary.
Summer knew that he also had a fucked up family situation back in Chino (EW), and now that his life had finally come good he was doing everything in his power to make sure it stayed that way. She couldn't say she blamed him, the lucky bastard. Yes, as much as she hated to admit it, Cohen had everything she ever wanted and the fact that the chances of her ever having it were rapidly fading away, made her completely and utterly despise him.
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'Summer…….SUMMER,' Holly shouted in her friend's ear to gain her attention. 'You enjoying the party?'
'What?' Summer replied as she tore her eyes away from Cohen and the kid from Chino who had walked about ten seconds before. She had been looking at them with longing, not sexual longing but a longing for the bond they had. Brothers, not by blood but that didn't seem to matter. She just wished that she had somebody, anybody that would be willing to forge a bond as strong as that with her.
'The party, what do you think of the party? Jeez Sum, what planet were you on then?'
'Sorry Holl. I was just thinking about how school is starting in two days and how our lives are gonna be totally crappy again. As always, the party kicks ass.'
'Yeah I totally know what you mean,' Marissa chimed in. 'I mean now that I found out about Luke the bastard going behind my back with that coke whore Jess, who's fingers are gonna keep me entertained in the back of calc?'
They all burst out laughing, including Marissa which obviously meant she either didn't give a shit about Luke cheating or she was already very drunk. It was likely to be the latter. Although Summer laughed with them, it was all a front. Over the past few months she had grown extremely tired of the repetitive bullshit that spewed out of her friend's mouths every day of the fucking week.
'Oh there's Ryan and Seth, I'm gonna go say hi,' Marissa said as she stumbled away.
Holly rolled her eyes, turned back to the group and said, 'God, I don't know how she can bear to live next door to them let alone be seen with them. One is like a total fucking psycho while the other is just the worlds biggest dork. I mean……..'
By this point Summer had zoned out, she just wasn't interested in the slightest. She'd heard it all before, hell she'd said it all before but after years of it, she couldn't even muster the effort to put on a façade and fake interest.
'Hey guys I'm not feeling too well, I'm gonna go for a walk so I'll see ya later,' Summer said. She just wanted away from the boring conversation, away from the bitches.
Holly gave her a smile that she could see right through and said, 'OK Sum see ya later, have fun.'
Summer just nodded and walked off. As she was walking away she heard Holly turn to the other girls and say 'God that girl is so fucking annoying sometimes it is unreal. I mean just because her mom upped and left with a toyboy four years ago she thinks it gives her the right to be a super bitch. I mean come on, get over it hoe.'
Summer could hear the other girls laughing and she couldn't help but smile as well. HOLLY had called HER a bitch in the rant. She knew Holly was just being Holly, a skank who talked about everybody behind their back, so she decided to not let it bother her.
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'Hey Ry, Seth,' Marissa said as she wrapped her arms around Ryan's neck from behind. Ryan swivelled round and said hey back while grinning sheepishly. Seth just rolled his eyes. He didn't understand why they couldn't just get a fucking move on and get together already, it was really starting to get boring.
'Hey Marissa, I'm gonna go for a walk so you guys can eat each other's faces in peace.' Marissa, still clinging to Ryan's neck, broke into fits of hysterical laughter, a telltale sign she was drunk. Ryan just shot him the legendary Atwood death glare. Before either of them could reply, Seth turned and headed towards the same pace he always ended up going when he came to Holly's parties, the beach.
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A/N - So that was my first ever chapter, hope you liked it, please read & review