But Marissa grabbed Scotts arm preventing the blade from entering Seths back. Just like Seth would never let anything happen to her. She would never let anything happen to him. She bit Scotts hand causing him to drop the knife.
Scott then had no choice.
He went after her.
He reached out and started choking her but Seth elbowed him in the face causing him to stagger back. Seth then turned around and kicked him hard in the chest with such force that it knocked him down the remaining two flights of stairs. Seth gave Marissa a "Where did that come from sort of look" Marissa just simply gripped his hand interlocking her fingers between his.
Showing that she was with him.
Whatever he had to do she'd stand by him.
They ran down the steps quickly to check on Summer and to their relief Summer was still alive.
Seth - Can she walk?
He asked Marissa.
Marissa - I don't know.
Marissa was trying to get Summer up but she was having a hard time getting up.
Seth went over to her.
Seth - Come on Summer. We're almost there.
He put her hand out to her and she grabbed it and finally got back to her feet.
Seth - You okay?
Summer started hitting him.
Summer - I can't believe the shit your putting us through Cohen!
Seth - Hey, you can kick my ass later. Come on!
He grabbed both girls by the arm and went down the final steps.
On his way down Seth stepped on Scotts fingers. He saw Marissa watch from the inside of Scotts jacket pocket and he handed it back to her. Hitting Scott again for taking it in the first place.
They headed out the exit into the parking lot and suddenly ...
Seth was gashed in the back , Marissa in the arm and Summer in the hand by a sharp blade. Seth turned around and saw Oliver right behind him. Oliver was apparently waiting outside in case someone tried to get away. Suddenly they weren't safe after all. Seth grabbed the girls and they ran.
Oliver pulled out a gun and fired a shot. The bullet struck one of the cars windows but evidently missed them as they ducked for cover. They ran. Oliver fired another shot this one richochet of the top of a cars trunk and yet another that missed them hitting a corner wall as pieces of it crumbled down.
Summer arm was now over Marissa shoulder and Seth was leading around the building with Oliver in hot pursuit.
Seth saw his dads car.
Seth - Over there!
The girls saw it and they all rushed over to it.
Seth went inside and started it.
The girls had there heads up and Seth looked to the back window and yelled ...
Seth - Down!
As he saw Oliver turn the corner and fire a shot at the car.
Marissa ducked but Summer didn't and Seth grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her down as a bullet missed her head by millimeters.
The girls were shaking but so was Seth.
He had never been put in this type a situation before where they were battling now for their very lives.
He placed one foot on the gas and two hands on the steering wheel his hands were trembling incredibly now but evidently he kept his head down till they were away.
As they sped away two cop cars arrived and two cops from each car with guns in hand entered the building.
A little way away Seth picked his head up and stepped on the gas not stopping for a single second until he was sure enough they were further enough away and out of danger that he could finally relax.
He stopped the car.
Summer had held on his arm so tight that it was now blue and it became numb.
He patted her head.
Seth - It's okay Summer. Were okay.
She finally let go of him.
Summer was terrified.
Seth - You okay?
He asked her again.
Summer - Fine.
He turned to Marissa who was frozen with fear.
He started to check her. Touching her arms, legs , neck and head. He saw the gash on her arm and the bruise on her head and got angry wishing that he could of gotten a hold of Oliver. That it would be him and Oliver one on one no weapons just the two of them. Marissa started to cry.
Seth - What's wrong?
He asked her.
Marissa looked up and over at him and told him what she's been meaning to tell him for a while.
Marissa - Seth I don't want you outta my life.
Seth took this in and had an idea.
But he thought would it work?
He had seen it done hundreds of times but was it true?
Maybe this is one time watching tv would come in handy.
He took his shirt off and with the strength he had left started tearing his shirt into pieces.
He handed it to them.
Seth - Here.
He told them.
Seth - Wrap this around your arm.
He told Marissa.
Seth - Summer wrap this around your hand. It's suppose to stop the bleeding or something. Till we get help anyway.
Marissa looked over to him worried about him and saw the blood on his back of his seat and was horrified.
Seth was losing alot of blood.
Marissa - Seth!
Marissa was so horrified that Summer went to look as well and saw the same thing Marissa saw.
Seth turned to both of them and to his seat.
He smiled.
Seth - I guess you know now. Remember when I told you I was okay? I lied. The truth is I don't think I'm gonna make it.
His eyes became watery.
Summer grabbed his shoulder then squeezed putting her head on top of it.
Marissa grabbed his hand.
Tears now streaming down her face.
Marissa - But you can't! ... I'm ...
But at that moment the car was smashed.
Spinning around it collided with a pole as glass rained down on top of them.
Everything went black ...
Seth woke up a few minutes later to find himself being dragged out the car by Oliver. Oliver grabbed Seth tossing him out the car and into the street. Oliver then kicked Seth in the stomach. Going behind him he attempted to cut Seths throat but Seth prevented it holding it off with his own strength.
Seth was fighting it.
Oliver - Let it go man. It's over. Look at them. The're dead Seth.
Seth looked at Marissa and she wasn't moving. Her head was up against the dash board. Blood dripped down from the side of her face. Marissa wasn't moving. Seth gave her time but she still wouldn't move.
He looked around for Summer but he didn't see her either. He couldn't believe it. He lost his mom, dad and now Marissa and Summer. He started to lose strength and dropped to his knees. Marissa and Summer were dead.
It was all his fault. If he hadn't made the wrong decisions. Hadn't gotten involved with Oliver none of this would have happened. It was over.
For the first time in this story Seth started to cry. For everyone. He relaxed his grip on the knife. He was in so much pain now.
He just wanted it to stop. He wanted it to end. He didn't want to feel anymore. He started to lose the will to live.
Oliver pressed the knife against Seths jugular and Seth closed his eyes.
His own tears were burning him now.
Cohen!
Cohen!
He heard a familar voice calling out to him.
But it couldn't be.
He opened his eyes and saw Summer standing near the wreckage.
She was alive.
Summer - She's alive!
Summer shouted at him.
Seth was puzzled but looked towards the inside of the car and saw that Marissa eyes were open.
Marissa wasn't dead.
She was alive.
Seth looked over at Summer again and for the first time on Summers face saw tears.
Seth always thought of Summer as the tough one and never saw her cry before until now.
Summer - Get up.
She told him.
Summer - Don't you dare think about leaving us Cohen.
Summer - Get up.
This along with the fact that Marissa was alive kept Seth going and gave him the strength he needed.
He had something to live for again.
With the strength he had he pulled Olivers knife off his throat.
Oliver - Shit , no , no!
He then took the back of his head and smashed it in Olivers face causing the knife to spiral to the floor and blood to squirt from Olivers nose.
At this point Summer had absolutely lost it!
Cheering him on!
Then Seth hit Oliver again and again for everyone. He hit him for his mom, for his dad, Marissa and Summer. He hit him for anyone who's been bullied or labeled weak. Finally he hit him for himself and for all the shit Oliver and his gang put him through.
Just like that.
All the anger, all the pain, all the sadness. Everything Seth felt. All the negative feelings Seth had experience. All the walls that had been built up. Seth started tearing those walls down until there was nothing left and he was free from everything!
He pounded Oliver down and when Oliver begged off he beat him down some more.
Summer went over and got some kicks in on Oliver as well and Seth him him with a final punch that knocked him completely out.
Seth walked over to Summer and he collapsed.
Summer - No!
Summer shouted.