Marissa is lying on her bed watching TV. There's a knock on the door. Marissa looks over nervously.

Ma: Come in.

Ryan opens the door and walks in. She walks toward Ryan.

Ma: Hey what's up?

Ry: What's up with you?

Ryan replies, annoyed.

Ry: What's going on, why have you been avoiding me?

Ma: Ryan…

Marissa starts.

Ry: I mean it's not fair for you to do this to me, are we fighting? Cause if we are, I sure as hell didn't know about it.

Ryan yells at Marissa.

Ma: Get off it, so we spent 12 hours away from each other, I needed some time.

Marissa responds angrily. Ryan shakes his head.

Ry: Some time? What does that mean some time?

Ryan asks.

Ma: Ryan come on! In Chino we spent every second together…

Ry: Exactly!

Ryan interrupts.

Ry: That's why I am so confused as to why now you don't want to spend any time with me.

Marissa looks at Ryan.

Ma: I WANTED to spend time with you! I WANTED to be with you that is why I went to Chino with you!

Marissa yells. There's a pause. They both calm down. Marissa sits down on her bed. Ryan sits down next to her.

Ry: Marissa, what's going on here?

Ryan asks sincerely. Marissa looks down. She doesn't answer.

Ry: Is it me… did I do something?

Marissa shakes her head. There's a pause.

Ma: I just keep remember something my Dad told me when you went to Chino last spring…

Marissa says seriously.

Ma: He said, "don't lose yourself, because no one person is worth that".

Ryan shakes his head.

Ry: What does that mean Marissa?

Ryan asks. Marissa sighs.

Ma: I don't know…all I know is that lately I haven't been feeling like myself. It's too much pressure, I…

Marissa stutters.

Ma: Everyone in our lives, My parents, Trey, Seth and Summer, they are all treating us like we are married.

Marissa explains. Ryan looks down at the ground.

Ma: I don't want to be engaged for the rest of my life, I have a whole life to live and I want to live it.

There's a pause. Ryan looks at Marissa.

Ry: So, what do you want to do?

Marissa looks up and fixes her hair. She starts to cry a little.

Ma: I just don't think I can do this anymore.

Marissa says, not looking Ryan in the eye. Ryan shakes his head.

Ry: Do what?

Ryan asks, forcing Marissa to elaborate.

Ma: I need to feel like I'm 16 again, not 36. I want the freedom that I used to have.

There's a pause. Marissa looks at Ryan.

Ma: I can't be with you anymore.

Marissa says. Ryan looks at Marissa shocked.

Ry: Wait a minute Marissa, hold on, we can slow things down, we're back in Newport now everything will be fine, just give it some time.

Ryan says quickly. There's a pause.

Ma: I'm sorry Ryan, I need to do this, for me.

Ryan shakes his head.

Ry: Marissa I don't understand, what was this all summer? Why would you come with me if you didn't want to make that kind of commitment?

Ryan pauses.

Ry: Don't you love me?

Ryan asks. Marissa looks at Ryan, and then back down, not answering him. Ryan sighs.

Ry: So that's it. After all we've been through it's going to end like this?

Ryan says bitterly. Marissa wipes some tears from her eyes.

Ma: It was just too much, too soon.

Marissa responds quietly. Marissa looks at him straight in the eye. Ryan looks at Marissa, deeply hurt. Ryan gets up and walks toward the door still looking at Marissa, hoping she'll say something. Ryan stares at Marissa for a second, then opens the door and walks out. Marissa wipes the tears from her eyes and lies down on her bed to go to sleep.

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