"My sister?" Seth said. Erika nodded. "Mom...." "Seth, remember when you were
5
and I told you that I was getting really fat because I ate too much? Well
that
was a lie. I was pregnant. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't know
how
you would react. But then, after I gave birth, they brought her to the
nursery.
The day we were going to tell you, we went to the nursery, and she was
gone. She
was kidnapped." Kirsten was staring at the girl. Her hair was Nichol hair,
but
she had Cohen eyes and Cohen skin. She knew that Sandy and Seth saw it too.
"How
could you be Ryan's tutor? Shouldn't you be in like, 7th grade or something
like
that?" Seth asked. "I am in 11th grade. I'm really smart. I went to school
in
Chino, but then I was asked as sort of a scholarship, to come to Harbor in
Newport. I'm going to start on Monday. They have been catching me up, so I
haven't started any classes yet." Erika said. "That's amazing." Seth looked
at
his parents. "Was anybody in either of your families that smart?" Seth
asked.
Ryan spoke up. "Trey taught her. He taught her 8trh grade material in 3rd
grade,
and caught on quickly. When she should have been in 5th grade, she was in
9th
grade. I guess you kept your grades up," Ryan said. "Yup. Chino was
thrilled to
have someone going to school and actually learn something other than how to
fight –""Did you get into any fights?" Seth blurted out. "A few. But I won
most
of them. I had a shiner here and there and a broken finger from being
smacked
into a wall.." She looked at Ryan. "Yeah, I remember that. You tried to be
tough
and you picked a fight with Trey's best friend. He was 5ft. 8in. and you
were
5ft. 3in, which wasn't that bad. But you still won, and you were one of the
most
feared people in Chino." Ryan said. They just stared at her. "I think we
have a
lot of catching up to do. Why don't we go to dinner? They opened this new
place
called Damon's Grill. Julie Cooper said it was good and –""You know a
Cooper?"
Erika asked. "Erika, they have Sim. We just found him. Don't worry. We'll
find
him later. Knowing Marissa, they're probably shopping," Ryan said. With
that, the
5 of them went to Damon's.
Marissa and Sim dropped Caitlin off at her friend's house. They had a sleepover planned and Caitlin wasn't going to miss it. Caitlin said bye to Marissa and said bye to Sim. He grinned at her.
While they were pulling away, Marissa talked to Sim a little. "I think you'll come to like Caitlin. She isn't that bad, and she's pretty cool. I guess you're like Ryan, a loner." Marissa said. "Yea. I guess I am. I like to be to myself, but I wasn't always like that. At one point in my life, I was social. I was about 8 years old. I loved everything. I had the coolest brother, the coolest friends, and even the coolest girlfriend. But 1 year ago, she ran away and never came back. I wish I could find her." Sim was looking at the floor. "I'm sorry to hear that," Marissa said. They were silent all the way back to Julie's place.
"This place is HUGE," Erika said. She wasn't kidding. They had a waiting place, an eating place (actually, there were 3. One for watching television, one for smoking and one for non-smoking), a bar and a video game area. "Come on guys!" Seth dragged them over to the game area. When they got over there, Seth noticed the huge crowd surrounding one of the games. They were watching 2 people face off in Dance Dance Revolution (or DDR). "How do they do that?" Seth asked. "Me and Ryan are awesome at it. Come on!" Erika dragged Ryan over to the game. When the two people were done, Ryan and Erika went up. "Let's start off at 7/10 feet at 243 bpm (beats per minute)," Erika said. "Fine. But this time, I'll kick your ass," Ryan said. Erika rolled her eyes at him. The music started and everyone stared in awe as almost every single move was a PERFECT! When they were done, they both had a 634 combo. Neither of them were tired. "How about 9/10 feet at 324 bpm?" Ryan asked. "Bring it on," Erika said. When it started, the Cohens gasped at how fast it was. When they were done, they had a 926 combo each. "Lets do the hardest one on the machine, 10/10 feet at 443 bpm!" Erika said. "Challenge accepted. Everyone backed away when they saw what song they chose. They were all in amazement at the speed and number of beats there were. When they were done, they both had a 2465 combo! They finished with the same exact score, which was amazing. What was even more amazing was that neither of them were tired. "Let's eat," Ryan said.
When they sat down, Seth started rambling as usual. "That was amazing! How did you do that?! I've been trying for years, but I think the Jewishness prevented me. But then again, you're Jewish and look at that and.." "OK!!" They all said. "I had a lot of practice. The person that created the game's from Chino, so he let us play with it before he sent it to the company to be sold," Erika said.
About 20 minutes later, food came. Erika looked at her plate. This was her first real meal in a while. Right before she took the first bite, someone called to them. "Chino! Cohen!" They all looked up and saw Summer. "Hey Mr. and Mrs. Cohen how-"Summer looked at Erika. "Cohen! She's like, your clone! Did you copy yourself for scientific study?" Summer asked. "Ha ha. No. She's the sister I never knew I had. This is Erika, Erika, this is Summer Roberts." Seth said. "Aren't you adorable! What grade are you in?" Summer asked. "I'm in 11th grade. What grade are you in?" Erika asked. Summer stared in awe. She looked like she was about to pass out, so Seth quickly grabbed a chair and she fell into it. "Y-y-you're in 11th grade? Are you like, super smart?" Summer asked. "Well I must be," Erika replied. "How did you find Cohen?" Summer asked. "Well, I ran away from my adoptive parents and my half-brother (she glanced sideways at Ryan) and I stayed in school. I studied hard and I got pushed up to 11th grade. When I was asked to tutor a student, Ryan, I knew that his guardians were the Cohens. Also, I was living with Ryan my entire life. Dawn was my adoptive mother, if can call that bitch a mother." Erika said. "Sorry about the language," she said. "No we agree with you," Sandy said. They all ate, and Erika shared her food with Summer. Summer liked Erika. Erika didn't know that she was dating Cohen. Or did she? She hadn't bought it up, but she might know. Oh well, Summer thought, as she enjoyed the food she was given by Erika.
Marissa and Sim dropped Caitlin off at her friend's house. They had a sleepover planned and Caitlin wasn't going to miss it. Caitlin said bye to Marissa and said bye to Sim. He grinned at her.
While they were pulling away, Marissa talked to Sim a little. "I think you'll come to like Caitlin. She isn't that bad, and she's pretty cool. I guess you're like Ryan, a loner." Marissa said. "Yea. I guess I am. I like to be to myself, but I wasn't always like that. At one point in my life, I was social. I was about 8 years old. I loved everything. I had the coolest brother, the coolest friends, and even the coolest girlfriend. But 1 year ago, she ran away and never came back. I wish I could find her." Sim was looking at the floor. "I'm sorry to hear that," Marissa said. They were silent all the way back to Julie's place.
"This place is HUGE," Erika said. She wasn't kidding. They had a waiting place, an eating place (actually, there were 3. One for watching television, one for smoking and one for non-smoking), a bar and a video game area. "Come on guys!" Seth dragged them over to the game area. When they got over there, Seth noticed the huge crowd surrounding one of the games. They were watching 2 people face off in Dance Dance Revolution (or DDR). "How do they do that?" Seth asked. "Me and Ryan are awesome at it. Come on!" Erika dragged Ryan over to the game. When the two people were done, Ryan and Erika went up. "Let's start off at 7/10 feet at 243 bpm (beats per minute)," Erika said. "Fine. But this time, I'll kick your ass," Ryan said. Erika rolled her eyes at him. The music started and everyone stared in awe as almost every single move was a PERFECT! When they were done, they both had a 634 combo. Neither of them were tired. "How about 9/10 feet at 324 bpm?" Ryan asked. "Bring it on," Erika said. When it started, the Cohens gasped at how fast it was. When they were done, they had a 926 combo each. "Lets do the hardest one on the machine, 10/10 feet at 443 bpm!" Erika said. "Challenge accepted. Everyone backed away when they saw what song they chose. They were all in amazement at the speed and number of beats there were. When they were done, they both had a 2465 combo! They finished with the same exact score, which was amazing. What was even more amazing was that neither of them were tired. "Let's eat," Ryan said.
When they sat down, Seth started rambling as usual. "That was amazing! How did you do that?! I've been trying for years, but I think the Jewishness prevented me. But then again, you're Jewish and look at that and.." "OK!!" They all said. "I had a lot of practice. The person that created the game's from Chino, so he let us play with it before he sent it to the company to be sold," Erika said.
About 20 minutes later, food came. Erika looked at her plate. This was her first real meal in a while. Right before she took the first bite, someone called to them. "Chino! Cohen!" They all looked up and saw Summer. "Hey Mr. and Mrs. Cohen how-"Summer looked at Erika. "Cohen! She's like, your clone! Did you copy yourself for scientific study?" Summer asked. "Ha ha. No. She's the sister I never knew I had. This is Erika, Erika, this is Summer Roberts." Seth said. "Aren't you adorable! What grade are you in?" Summer asked. "I'm in 11th grade. What grade are you in?" Erika asked. Summer stared in awe. She looked like she was about to pass out, so Seth quickly grabbed a chair and she fell into it. "Y-y-you're in 11th grade? Are you like, super smart?" Summer asked. "Well I must be," Erika replied. "How did you find Cohen?" Summer asked. "Well, I ran away from my adoptive parents and my half-brother (she glanced sideways at Ryan) and I stayed in school. I studied hard and I got pushed up to 11th grade. When I was asked to tutor a student, Ryan, I knew that his guardians were the Cohens. Also, I was living with Ryan my entire life. Dawn was my adoptive mother, if can call that bitch a mother." Erika said. "Sorry about the language," she said. "No we agree with you," Sandy said. They all ate, and Erika shared her food with Summer. Summer liked Erika. Erika didn't know that she was dating Cohen. Or did she? She hadn't bought it up, but she might know. Oh well, Summer thought, as she enjoyed the food she was given by Erika.
