A/N- I know I said I would have this chapter up sooner but I was really busy and did not have any motivation to write. lol. That's about it. On to chapter 4.
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As Time Goes By
Ch. 4 – Where is she?
Summer awoke next to Seth having a good idea of what went on the previous night. She pulled herself out of the queen sized bed and trudged over to the bathroom. She started the shower and stepped in after the water had warmed up. She emerged from the bathroom ten minutes later and found Seth still sleeping soundly in the bed. She gently nudged him but began to get frustrated when he didn't budge.
"Seth", Summer said softly. "Seth", she repeated a little louder this time. She nudged him a little harder then finally had to resort to something she knew would wake him up instantly. Summer put her robe on then went out into the kitchen and grabbed a large pitcher. She turned on the sink and filled it with cold water and walked back into the bedroom. She waited until Seth turned onto his back and then she flung the pitcher of water at him. Seth bolted up and looked around the room bewildered. By this time Summer had started laughing hysterically and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. After Seth realized what had happened, his confusion quickly turned to anger.
Seth got out of the bed and snapped at Summer. "I hope you know your going to be the one to take those down to the laundry mat to get them dryed." He said walked passed Summer looking pissed off heading into the bathroom to get ready. Summer had felt satisfaction as she was flinging the water on Seth but now she had a feeling that her actions were going to have consequences.
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Seth walked into his world lit class without Summer on his arm. To be completely honest he felt sort of naked with out Summer by his side. He took a seat near the back of the classroom and opened his textbook. He saw Summer walk into the classroom a few minutes after him and noticed she glanced at him then saw her eyes dart towards the floor. She took a seat at the opposite side of the classroom and opened her textbook as well. Seth didn't really feel like paying attention today so as soon as the teacher started talking he tuned her out. The minutes dragged by slowly, especially when he didn't have Summer right next to him to pass notes to or quietly mock people. Summer always made comments about how mid-nineties the girls' clothes in this class were. To be honest, Seth missed it and wished that this morning hadn't happened. He knew he shouldn't be mad at Summer. But it was kind of rude of her to throw the water on him.
Sixty minutes later the teacher informed the students that class was over and practically everyone in the class started frantically packing up. Seth was sure it was because 1) world literature was a boring subject in the first place and 2) this particular teacher made it even more boring by always talking in a monotonous robot voice. As Seth was stuffing his things into his bag he came across a piece of folded up paper. He figured it was trash but unfolded it anyways to make sure it wasn't important. His eyes scanned the page and he realized it was quite the opposite of what he had thought it to be. It was a note from Summer. It read:
Cohen-
I'm sorry for throwing the water on you this morning. It was mean (but still kind of funny, lol) I hope you'll forgive me.
Hugs and kisses
-Sum
Seth smiled to himself and folded up the note and dispensed it into the back pocket of his jeans. He walked down the aisle to the front of the classroom and out of the door. He found Summer waiting for him outside the classroom. Summer looked at Seth then held her hand out. Seth took it and they began to walk down the hall together. The Summer spoke.
"Forgiven?" she asked.
"Forgiven." Seth confirmed and then gave her a short but passionate kiss on the lips. They walked out of the building and into the beautiful California sunshine.
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Ryan walked back into the dorm and went to the refrigerator to grab something to eat. He took some leftover Chinese takeout out of the fridge and set it down on the table. As he sat down he noticed a note addressed to him written in Marissa's handwriting.
Ryan-
I'm gonna stay over at Jill's dorm tonight. We're gonna catch up. I'll talk to you later.
Love ya lots
-Riss
Ryan balled up the note and shot it into the trashcan. Perfect swish. He went to the silverware drawer and grabbed a fork out of it. He sat back down at the table and started to eat. He finished his dinner and went to the couch and flipped on the TV. Ryan flipped aimlessly through the channels and finally decided that nothing good was on. He walked into his bedroom and noticed that Marissa hadn't taken her purse, cell phone or her toothbrush. He thought this was odd and considered bringing them to her when it dawned on him that he didn't know where Jill's dorm was. He didn't know her number either but thought maybe since Marissa and Jill were such good friends she might have it stored in cell phone's phone book. He flipped it on and went to the menu. He clicked phone book and clicked through the names. Summer, Ryan, Seth, Mark.
"Who's Mark?" Ryan thought to himself as he continued to flip through the countless names that were included on this list. Ryan wasn't aware that Marissa had this many friends. Sure enough he came upon Jill's number and pressed the button for speed dial. The phone rang about three times and Jill picked up.
"Hello", she said into the phone.
"Hey, Jill. This is Ryan", he said.
"Oh hey", she said sounding a little surprised. "What's up?"
"Well Marissa forgot her stuff here and I don't know which dorm is your so could you or her come pick it up?" Ryan asked.
"Why would you need to drop her stuff off at my place?" Jill said to him confused.
"Because she's staying there tonight", Ryan told her.
"Marissa isn't staying here tonight", Jill informed him. "I haven't even talked to her in like three days."
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A/N- Oooooo, cliffhanger. For all of you out there who are really on your game, you probably know where Marissa is. And if you don't I guess you'll have to wait for the next chapter. lol. I know I said that this chapter would have the drama in it but I changed my mind and decided to make this chapter a filler chapter to kind of set the mood for the next chapter. lol. I know I also said that I would have this up quickly but I couldn't find the time. Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up by this weekend. Please review. And I promise the drama will definitely be in the next chapter. Thanks!
-Nicole