Thanks for the reviews. I am actually now back into writing more for this
story. I still don't know which direction it will take, but I look forward
to making this up as I go along.
Marissa was sitting on the ski lift being taken up the mountain to go down the easiest trail. She needed to be by herself. Ryan still hasn't gotten it into his head that she needed him more than just to protect her. Maybe he just loves me like a sister and the passion that we once had is gone. Now he just thinks that I need to find myself on my own. Well that is exactly what I am going to do. It will please him and possibly me.
Ryan, Seth, and Summer each took different paths to see where she rushed off to. Whether she wanted to be found, or not, they were going to find her. She needed to stop running off from her problems and face them head on. This issue wasn't a big deal, but it needed to be addressed before it turned more out of control.
Marissa strapped her boots on more tightly before heading down the slope. The cool rush of air hitting her face made her smile. She felt refreshed and renewed. At the end of the run she felt exhausted. This took out more of her energy than she expected. There was a nearby lodge and Marissa decided to stop inside to get something to eat and rest there before heading back.
Summer and Seth could not find her anywhere. After a half hour they met up together at the lodge.
"Where could she be? Maybe Ryan found her." Summer suggested.
"I hope so. This is not the place to go running off god knows where." Seth said.
"Let's just wait here until Ryan comes back. Maybe he will give us some news soon."
"Alright."
Ryan still did not manage to find her. He had to think where could she have gone. There was a chance that she went skiing by herself. This was not totally out of the question. Which trail she used would be the hardest to decide on. I guess I'll just start on the easiest one and work my way down each one. I don't care how long it takes me.
Marissa walked in and ordered a cappuccino and a muffin. This should hold me up for now she thought. She took a seat in one of the lounge chairs that was available. Slowly her eyes began to close and she found herself drifting off to sleep.
"Excuse me miss." A young man spoke while tapping her on the shoulder.
Marissa lazily opened up her eyes and yawned. She didn't know how long she was asleep, but it felt like hours. "Yes." Marissa said.
"We are about to close this shop for the day. Sorry to disturb you, but I was told to tell you."
"Oh. Alright. Just give me a minute."
"You can stay a little bit longer miss?" The man wondered how to address her.
"Just call me Marissa. No miss needed."
"Okay, Marissa. You can finish your drink and muffin before we force you out." He joked.
"It's okay. I could just go. Thanks whom ever you are."
"My name's Jason. Sorry I didn't introduce myself. How selfish of me."
"Thanks Jason for letting me know. I probably would have slept all night here. I'm surprised that you are closing this early though."
"Well there is going to be a private party here tonight so that is why I had to ask you to leave. You look exhausted. Let me take you back to where you are staying." Jason suggested.
"I'd like that. I don't think I have any energy left."
Since Ryan didn't see her on the slopes he made his way back to the lodge they were staying. He felt horrible returning without her. Summer and Seth quickly got up from where they were sitting when they saw Ryan.
"Where is she? Why is she not with you?" Summer asked worried.
"I still don't know. She probably is safe. She is not stupid." Ryan said anything to make Summer more calm.
"But Ryan she could be anywhere, or even hurt somewhere."
"Let's give it till sundown before we call in for help to find her. We don't want to blow this situation out of proportion." Ryan said now trying to convince himself.
"I agree with Ryan Summer. Once it starts to get dark, then we can truly worry."
They were waiting in the main area of the lodge for almost a half hour when they noticed someone who looked like Marissa.
"Wait. That might be her." Summer spoke up.
"Damn it. False alarm." Ryan said with anger in his voice before continuing.
"I give it fifteen more minutes and then that's it."
Jason had a nice black truck resembling the kind that Luke owns. He had to help her up into the truck because it was so high and like was said she used all her energy skiing down that hill. The next thing heard was her stomach growling.
"Was that your stomach making that noise?" Jason smiled.
"I guess it is. I only had a bit of that muffin today."
"Why didn't you say so? I finished my shift so I could take you to a local hang out we have here that has the best food. Better than any of the stuff that they serve at the lodges around here."
Marissa was thinking about whether she should go with this guy, or not. She only had a couple of seconds to decide.
Marissa was sitting on the ski lift being taken up the mountain to go down the easiest trail. She needed to be by herself. Ryan still hasn't gotten it into his head that she needed him more than just to protect her. Maybe he just loves me like a sister and the passion that we once had is gone. Now he just thinks that I need to find myself on my own. Well that is exactly what I am going to do. It will please him and possibly me.
Ryan, Seth, and Summer each took different paths to see where she rushed off to. Whether she wanted to be found, or not, they were going to find her. She needed to stop running off from her problems and face them head on. This issue wasn't a big deal, but it needed to be addressed before it turned more out of control.
Marissa strapped her boots on more tightly before heading down the slope. The cool rush of air hitting her face made her smile. She felt refreshed and renewed. At the end of the run she felt exhausted. This took out more of her energy than she expected. There was a nearby lodge and Marissa decided to stop inside to get something to eat and rest there before heading back.
Summer and Seth could not find her anywhere. After a half hour they met up together at the lodge.
"Where could she be? Maybe Ryan found her." Summer suggested.
"I hope so. This is not the place to go running off god knows where." Seth said.
"Let's just wait here until Ryan comes back. Maybe he will give us some news soon."
"Alright."
Ryan still did not manage to find her. He had to think where could she have gone. There was a chance that she went skiing by herself. This was not totally out of the question. Which trail she used would be the hardest to decide on. I guess I'll just start on the easiest one and work my way down each one. I don't care how long it takes me.
Marissa walked in and ordered a cappuccino and a muffin. This should hold me up for now she thought. She took a seat in one of the lounge chairs that was available. Slowly her eyes began to close and she found herself drifting off to sleep.
"Excuse me miss." A young man spoke while tapping her on the shoulder.
Marissa lazily opened up her eyes and yawned. She didn't know how long she was asleep, but it felt like hours. "Yes." Marissa said.
"We are about to close this shop for the day. Sorry to disturb you, but I was told to tell you."
"Oh. Alright. Just give me a minute."
"You can stay a little bit longer miss?" The man wondered how to address her.
"Just call me Marissa. No miss needed."
"Okay, Marissa. You can finish your drink and muffin before we force you out." He joked.
"It's okay. I could just go. Thanks whom ever you are."
"My name's Jason. Sorry I didn't introduce myself. How selfish of me."
"Thanks Jason for letting me know. I probably would have slept all night here. I'm surprised that you are closing this early though."
"Well there is going to be a private party here tonight so that is why I had to ask you to leave. You look exhausted. Let me take you back to where you are staying." Jason suggested.
"I'd like that. I don't think I have any energy left."
Since Ryan didn't see her on the slopes he made his way back to the lodge they were staying. He felt horrible returning without her. Summer and Seth quickly got up from where they were sitting when they saw Ryan.
"Where is she? Why is she not with you?" Summer asked worried.
"I still don't know. She probably is safe. She is not stupid." Ryan said anything to make Summer more calm.
"But Ryan she could be anywhere, or even hurt somewhere."
"Let's give it till sundown before we call in for help to find her. We don't want to blow this situation out of proportion." Ryan said now trying to convince himself.
"I agree with Ryan Summer. Once it starts to get dark, then we can truly worry."
They were waiting in the main area of the lodge for almost a half hour when they noticed someone who looked like Marissa.
"Wait. That might be her." Summer spoke up.
"Damn it. False alarm." Ryan said with anger in his voice before continuing.
"I give it fifteen more minutes and then that's it."
Jason had a nice black truck resembling the kind that Luke owns. He had to help her up into the truck because it was so high and like was said she used all her energy skiing down that hill. The next thing heard was her stomach growling.
"Was that your stomach making that noise?" Jason smiled.
"I guess it is. I only had a bit of that muffin today."
"Why didn't you say so? I finished my shift so I could take you to a local hang out we have here that has the best food. Better than any of the stuff that they serve at the lodges around here."
Marissa was thinking about whether she should go with this guy, or not. She only had a couple of seconds to decide.