Chapter Two - The New Guy, The Outsider

The new guy, the outsider, that's what they all think of me. They are so stuck up, but not her, not Marissa, she's amazing. Yet I was worried for her, it seemed as if her world was crumbling, and it always, just somehow, my fault . . . wasn't it?

I really didn't know at that point. As she left, my heart told me to run after her, but my brain kept my feet in place. For some odd reason I glanced up to Luke, as if to inform him of his stupidity, to inform him that Marissa was his girlfriend. Somehow he understood what I was thinking, because he glared at me, and I felt as if I should back up, maybe just a few steps.

"Hey man" I began to tell him as I put my hands up and backed away, "She's your girl, and don't you think should go after her? Not me?" I thought he was going to turn around and run after her, as he turned just half way I realized he had a different plan, and before I knew it, I was on my hands gasping for air once again.

'Don't loose it. Don't start a fight. You promised the Cohens' I told myself, but that wasn't me screaming, and I knew that wasn't my fists flying. I looked up to see Anna's fist connect with Luke's lip, busting it open with her ring. I saw Seth run to grab her, and as the pain calmed I managed to get just a few words out.

"Stop" I told her as she began screaming even more, "Anna, Stop!" I shouted the best I could, but she wasn't listening, she kept going on at Luke, something about being stuck up, and being a show off. I didn't actually want to listen, I mean, I was trying my best to stand up, and also trying to control my anger towards Luke. After being punched, both are the hardest things in the world to do.

Right then I saw Anna begin to calm down as Seth tried to get her away from Luke, who too looked as if he was going to punch something, or someone.. As I stood up straight though, I regained my strength, and also tried to help Seth control Anna. I looked to Luke as he turned and walked out of the building, his "buddies" close by his side.

Being from somewhere other than Orange County, people tend to see you differently, to see you as someone lower than them, and although I know this is going to take a long while to get used to, I know there is that one person, okay two if you actually want to count Seth, but, that one person who likes me for me, and not for my money, or my social status. She's different from the rest of the Orange County 'rejects', she's normal.