Thanks for all the reviews to my story. I think I am around the end of it.
Glad to hear all of you enjoyed reading it. I am shooting for twenty
chapters to finish it. We will see if that happens.
Ryan's day went from bad to worse. He got back the grade to an exam that he took last week. It was a 60. Ryan knew he should have studied harder, but the information was just too much to remember. Not to mention he wasn't quite fond of Science. He was really bummed out about the grade, but wasn't too worried about the class. At least this didn't ruin the average for the class.
Finally the school bell rang at 2:45 p.m. and Ryan waited at the front doors for Seth. He sat on the steps for at least a half hour before he showed up.
"Where were you? I guess you finally decided to show up." Ryan lashed out.
"Hold up Ryan. Relax. Sorry I don't check my watch every five minutes." Seth replied.
"Let's just get home. I have a lot of studying to do."
"Why don't we stop by the comic book store first? I need to pick up the new issue of Legion."
"Fine. Whatever."
Seth nearly spent one hour in that store. Just need to get one comic book. Yeah right. Eventually they made it out of there before Ryan dragged him out. For the ride home Ryan was the driver. He would get home sooner this way. Seth didn't know what else to do to help him. From what Summer told him, Marissa was probably in New York now. Ryan didn't even know that she left already. He was going to find out eventually.
"You want to play some video games before you study. It would help you relax." Seth suggested.
"Nah. Just call me when dinner is ready."
"Alright man."
Ryan just grabbed an apple from the kitchen counter and walked towards the pool house. When he entered he dropped his book bag and stretched out on his bed. What a day today has been he thought. Against his own judgment, he decided to call Marissa's house again. Still no answer. She probably wasn't answering the phone. Good thing though because he didn't feel like talking to her anyway.
Since he really didn't have schoolwork to do, he decided to take Seth's offer. Anything to get his mind off what he was feeling now. He got up and opened the pool house door.
"Hi Ryan." Marissa spoke.
Ryan wasn't sure if he was just dreaming, or if she really was standing before him. Sure he had a long day, but he wasn't prone to hallucinating. After what seemed like a minute Marissa decided to say something else.
"Aren't you going to say something back?" Marissa looked worried.
She thought maybe this was too late. He didn't look too happy to see her. Maybe this was a mistake to come back.
"Did you come by to say a final goodbye? Well you can just save it. You shouldn't have bothered." Ryan yelled out before he sped past her.
"Ryan!" Marissa shouted.
Marissa followed him to the kitchen. Seth looked up from reading his comic book. He couldn't believe that she was here and Ryan didn't seem to care.
"Ryan just stop!"
"Give me a good reason to." Ryan said after he turned around to face her.
"I didn't go through with it. I almost did, but I couldn't."
"And I'm supposed to believe that. You are trying to get back at me for storming off on you the last time. It's not going to work. I'm leaving. (facing Seth) Tell Sandy and Kirsten I won't be home for dinner."
"Ryan wait!" Seth called out.
Marissa followed him out of the house to the Cohen driveway.
"Ryan I love you. Please just talk to me. If I meant anything to you then you will stop."
Ryan was halfway into the car when he stopped. Time seemed to stand still at that moment. It had been a while since she told him that she loved him. He almost began to believe this wasn't true. Once look at her tear stained face and he changed his mind. He hopped out of the car and closed the door.
"I lost my dad and I just can't lose you too." Marissa managed to say between sobs.
He stood there speechless. He didn't know what to think any more. One minute she was leaving, the next minute she claims to have come back.
"But I guess I already have."
Marissa turned to walk away, but now Ryan told her to stop. She turned around to see him more upset than angry. If she was not mistaken, it almost looked as if he was about to cry. This had much more impact on him than she imagined.
"Marissa, answer me one question. Were you really going to leave without even saying goodbye?"
"I wouldn't have to say goodbye because I wouldn't be able to leave. No matter how many times I thought in my head that this was the right thing, you came to my mind and changed it. I kept replaying the conversation over and over of what you said until I realized that you were right. This was not the best thing."
"And your mom?"
"I left her at the airport. I told her that I couldn't leave. Not with you here."
"So you really did decide to come back?"
"Yes, I have been trying to tell you that, but you just wouldn't listen.
All this was sounding good, but Ryan was saving the most important question for last. He had been curious to know the answer ever since she mentioned that she was leaving. Now was the right time to ask her.
"Well I am listening now and I still have to ask you this. Would you still have left if I was okay with your decision to leave?"
"What do you think the answer to that is?"
"I would say yes. It seemed as though I was the only one that was stopping you."
"Well then you would be wrong. Even if you were okay with it I still couldn't leave you. I wasn't thinking straight and I was wrong."
"What about what your mom wants?"
"It was up to me to decide to go, or not. She will understand why I couldn't. Plus it seems like she likes you."
"I guess that is a good thing. As long as she doesn't force you to leave then I will be fine."
"She won't. I think she really changed. She told me that you two even had a civil conversation."
"That we did. So what do we do now?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know." Marissa replied.
"How about you come over here and give me a kiss. It's the least you could do for almost leaving me." Ryan smiled.
"Gladly."
Ryan's day went from bad to worse. He got back the grade to an exam that he took last week. It was a 60. Ryan knew he should have studied harder, but the information was just too much to remember. Not to mention he wasn't quite fond of Science. He was really bummed out about the grade, but wasn't too worried about the class. At least this didn't ruin the average for the class.
Finally the school bell rang at 2:45 p.m. and Ryan waited at the front doors for Seth. He sat on the steps for at least a half hour before he showed up.
"Where were you? I guess you finally decided to show up." Ryan lashed out.
"Hold up Ryan. Relax. Sorry I don't check my watch every five minutes." Seth replied.
"Let's just get home. I have a lot of studying to do."
"Why don't we stop by the comic book store first? I need to pick up the new issue of Legion."
"Fine. Whatever."
Seth nearly spent one hour in that store. Just need to get one comic book. Yeah right. Eventually they made it out of there before Ryan dragged him out. For the ride home Ryan was the driver. He would get home sooner this way. Seth didn't know what else to do to help him. From what Summer told him, Marissa was probably in New York now. Ryan didn't even know that she left already. He was going to find out eventually.
"You want to play some video games before you study. It would help you relax." Seth suggested.
"Nah. Just call me when dinner is ready."
"Alright man."
Ryan just grabbed an apple from the kitchen counter and walked towards the pool house. When he entered he dropped his book bag and stretched out on his bed. What a day today has been he thought. Against his own judgment, he decided to call Marissa's house again. Still no answer. She probably wasn't answering the phone. Good thing though because he didn't feel like talking to her anyway.
Since he really didn't have schoolwork to do, he decided to take Seth's offer. Anything to get his mind off what he was feeling now. He got up and opened the pool house door.
"Hi Ryan." Marissa spoke.
Ryan wasn't sure if he was just dreaming, or if she really was standing before him. Sure he had a long day, but he wasn't prone to hallucinating. After what seemed like a minute Marissa decided to say something else.
"Aren't you going to say something back?" Marissa looked worried.
She thought maybe this was too late. He didn't look too happy to see her. Maybe this was a mistake to come back.
"Did you come by to say a final goodbye? Well you can just save it. You shouldn't have bothered." Ryan yelled out before he sped past her.
"Ryan!" Marissa shouted.
Marissa followed him to the kitchen. Seth looked up from reading his comic book. He couldn't believe that she was here and Ryan didn't seem to care.
"Ryan just stop!"
"Give me a good reason to." Ryan said after he turned around to face her.
"I didn't go through with it. I almost did, but I couldn't."
"And I'm supposed to believe that. You are trying to get back at me for storming off on you the last time. It's not going to work. I'm leaving. (facing Seth) Tell Sandy and Kirsten I won't be home for dinner."
"Ryan wait!" Seth called out.
Marissa followed him out of the house to the Cohen driveway.
"Ryan I love you. Please just talk to me. If I meant anything to you then you will stop."
Ryan was halfway into the car when he stopped. Time seemed to stand still at that moment. It had been a while since she told him that she loved him. He almost began to believe this wasn't true. Once look at her tear stained face and he changed his mind. He hopped out of the car and closed the door.
"I lost my dad and I just can't lose you too." Marissa managed to say between sobs.
He stood there speechless. He didn't know what to think any more. One minute she was leaving, the next minute she claims to have come back.
"But I guess I already have."
Marissa turned to walk away, but now Ryan told her to stop. She turned around to see him more upset than angry. If she was not mistaken, it almost looked as if he was about to cry. This had much more impact on him than she imagined.
"Marissa, answer me one question. Were you really going to leave without even saying goodbye?"
"I wouldn't have to say goodbye because I wouldn't be able to leave. No matter how many times I thought in my head that this was the right thing, you came to my mind and changed it. I kept replaying the conversation over and over of what you said until I realized that you were right. This was not the best thing."
"And your mom?"
"I left her at the airport. I told her that I couldn't leave. Not with you here."
"So you really did decide to come back?"
"Yes, I have been trying to tell you that, but you just wouldn't listen.
All this was sounding good, but Ryan was saving the most important question for last. He had been curious to know the answer ever since she mentioned that she was leaving. Now was the right time to ask her.
"Well I am listening now and I still have to ask you this. Would you still have left if I was okay with your decision to leave?"
"What do you think the answer to that is?"
"I would say yes. It seemed as though I was the only one that was stopping you."
"Well then you would be wrong. Even if you were okay with it I still couldn't leave you. I wasn't thinking straight and I was wrong."
"What about what your mom wants?"
"It was up to me to decide to go, or not. She will understand why I couldn't. Plus it seems like she likes you."
"I guess that is a good thing. As long as she doesn't force you to leave then I will be fine."
"She won't. I think she really changed. She told me that you two even had a civil conversation."
"That we did. So what do we do now?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know." Marissa replied.
"How about you come over here and give me a kiss. It's the least you could do for almost leaving me." Ryan smiled.
"Gladly."