CHAPTER FOUR- "no im not colourblind, I know the world is black and white"

Marissa turned over in her bed as she tried to get comfortable, she hadn't slept at all, it was Monday night and tomorrow she would be heading off to Newport. Marissa reached for her cell phone on her bedside table; she flipped it open and squinted her eyes as the light was gleaming from her cell phone. It was 3:45, not late enough for her to be getting ready for work but time for her to try to get back to sleep. Marissa placed her phone back onto her table and rolled back into her sleeping position. Marissa contemplated the fact of why she was awake, was it because she was returning home or was it because she was had no idea if she was excited or scared?

Later that afternoon Marissa decided it was time to pack her clothes ready for her flight that night. She turned on the radio to her favorite station and started singing to one of her all time favorite songs "When did your heart go missing- by Rooney" came on. This song brought back one strong memory for Marissa, the night Summer, Seth, Anna, Luke, Oliver, Ryan and herself went to the Rooney concert! She threw some of her favorite t-shirts and shorts in her bag. She then opened her second cupboard and searched through her dress'; she knew if she was heading back to Newport she would defiantly be needing a few of her best dress'.

"Well I hope you liked that blast from the past, Here's another one, Im sure you'll always remember slow dancing to this number"

Marissa didn't take much notice of that announcement until she heard the song, the beginning of it sounded so familiar. Marissa felt her knee's go week and fell to the ground.

"Lets dance in style lets dance for a while, heaven can wait were only watching the skies"

It was her song, no it was there song.

"forever young I want to be forever young, do you really want to live forever, forever, forever"

Marissa sat on the ground, pushed herself up against the wall and buried her face into her hands. She closed her eyes and let the tears she had hung onto for so long drip down her face, she was in pain. Her heart ached, her thoughts stopped she sat on the ground motionless listening to 'there' song.

To interrupt Marissa's crying session the phone begin to ring, as Marissa searched through her clothes looking for her phone she heard it go to answering machine.

"Hey, you've called Marissa's phone, im guessing you know what to do"

"Hey coop, it's just me summer I was just wondering if it wou…"

Marissa picked up half way through the message.

"Sum? Sorry about that I couldn't find the phone" Marissa managed to say whilst she sniffed and wiped away her tears.

"Hey coop, are you okay? I just wanted to know what time to meet you at the airport?"

"No, No im fine, um well the flight leaves at 5:45 and should be arriving at around 7ish I hope that suits you?

"yep that's fine ill be there around 6:30! Cya!"

"bye sum, see you soon!"

Marissa checked her watch and realized the time, she grabbed her bags locked up her house and waited for her limo to pick her up.

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It was around 6:30 and Marissa would be landing in 15 minutes. After signing what seemed like hundreds of autographs Marissa had a few minutes to herself. She took a huge breath in and waited until the turbulence was over; even when it was she still felt her stomach was still doing flip flops. She was overwhelmed by how nervous she was, I mean it was her best friend how much could things have changed?

As Marissa walked off the plane and down the isle, she was snapped by photographers at ever angle, she was surprised word came out so fast that she was going to be in Newport. As she pushed through a crowed of paparazzi, and she looked out for summer. She found her self standing in the middle of the airport searching for her oldest friend. Then she felt a tap on her back and she turned to see a beautiful blonde girl standing there.

"Coop!"

"Summer? Oh my god is that really you?"

"I was just about to ask the same thing!"

Marissa scanned her eyes over summer, she was blonde now? She had the same face and she was still as small and cute as she remembered but she couldn't believe how much she had changed, she wouldn't have recognized her in the streets!

"Woow coop you look beautiful! I mean you were always beautiful but you just look better, but still not as hot as me"

"What are you talking about I look the same! but you Miss BLONDE Summer Roberts or should I say Mrs. Cohen!"

The girls both screamed with excitement that the fact that Summer would soon be Summer Cohen.

"Can I give my best friend a hug or do I need to ask her security guard?"

"Sum, come here!"

The two girls hugged each other so tightly they could hardly breathe it had been five whole years since they had seen each other and they were surprised that they still kept in contact.

Summer and Marissa walked to the car waiting in the parking lot and Summer helped Marissa put her bags into the boot.

"Coop, brought enough bags!"

"It's the OC summer; it has all four seasons in one!"
"Not really…" Summer said shaking her head.

"Shut up and drive"

Marissa and Summer talked all the way home, they didn't even talk about the important things that they had missed out on, it was more like, 'I cant believe that celebrity was caught wearing that' 'do you know….'. Until they reached the gates that lead up to the court they knew so well.

"So cooper scooper, you ready for this?"

"I just cant believe after all this time, it feels like it was yesterday. How much have we changed Summer?"

"On the outside, I'd say heaps but on the inside coop your still the same to me!"

"Alright you've convinced me lets go!" Marissa said laughing at how easy Summer actually did convince her!

"So um have you talked to your Mom recently?"

"Yeah I called her yesterday to let her know that I was coming home."

Summer pulled up into the Cohen's drive way.

"So have you spoken to anyone else?"

"No, just you and Mom."

"This isn't going to be awkward or anything sum?"

"course not" Summer rolled her eyes.

"thought so" Marissa frowned.

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