Seth woke up that morning with an excited feeling inside. The feeling reminded him of the sixth grade when he heard Summer's Mermaid poem, or the eighth grade when she actually said hello to him in the hallway.
"Okay this is just sad," he thought to himself, "I'm a full grown man, I've been in a serious relationship before, why does this girl have me feeling like I'm 12 years old again?" He thought for a second and smiled "because it's Summer" he answered himself.
He looked at the clock; it was 10:00 A.M. There was only one more hour before the pizza place opened for lunch and he could see her again. But showing up as soon as possible seemed just a little too desperate, so he decided he would get some work done first. He sat at the kitchen table and scanned the house. His parents had obviously already left for work, and Sophie had left for school. Though he enjoyed staying with his parents, it was nice to have some alone time too. He hoped that if he could get his comic book published he could buy his own house. He wanted to live near his parents so he could visit but he was a little sick of being around them 24/7. Unfortunately, procrastination was his worst enemy in trying to reach his goals. He stared at a blank sheet of paper in front of him and thought hard. Atomic County was a great comic book in some aspects- it was just missing something. Something big, a character that would tie it all together, the missing piece. He tried to focus on work but his mind drifted back to Summer.
"I wonder what's happened to her over all of these years?" he thought to himself. It seemed like she had changed so much. He looked at his laptop and a thought came to him. After all, it was 2013. Finding out someone's life story was only a click away. His curiosity overwhelmed him and he turned on his laptop. He logged on to Facebook and typed Summer's name into the search bar. He scrolled through the list and finally found the Summer he was looking for. His Summer. Just looking at her made him tingle a little inside. She looked so beautiful in her picture. She was at the beach wearing a swimsuit and smiling widely with a little girl who looked like she was around Sophie's age. He looked at her likes and interests and was a little surprised. The Summer he remembered had a passion for fashion and listening to the Spice girls. Now all of her likes and interests seemed to surround social causes, especially women's rights and domestic violence. He felt like he was looking at his childhood crush, but at the same time he was also looking at a gorgeous, mysterious stranger. He wanted to know about her, and he hoped that she would give him that chance.