"Uh actually..."
Ryan produced a soaked folded piece of paper from his pocket, his hand still pressed to his forehead. Seth's eyes grew and he suddenly blew up.
"You're just giving me this now?"
"I was a little distracted."
"The ink's all smeared, I can't even read it!"
Seth pushed through the room muttering to himself. Summer followed, but he didn't even seem to notice she was there. Or he didn't care.
"Wha...is that a V or a Q?"
Summer sat down next to him and he pushed the letter in front of her face.
"There. First line says I love you but then, what is that word there? Azerbaijan? Aztecs?"
"Aspirin?"
"You think it says aspirin?"
"No. You're giving me a headache."
He went back to the letter, trying to smooth it out with his thumb. Summer sighed and leaned back to rest her head on her hand. She could've done anything and he wouldn't notice. He was wrapped up in what Anna could've said to him. And she wasn't supposed to care that he knew it said that Anna loved him. But even if she had, it wouldn't matter to him. He was gone into his little world of Anna.
"What about that? Coincidence? Confucius?"
"Confusing?"
"Yeah? Confusing?"
"No. You're confusing. Why do you care so much about what it says?"
She was giving him a chance. He could pull himself out easily and not hurt her. She wanted him to say whatever and not hurt her. She knew he knew how. He had done it before. Really well. And he shouldn't have cared more about this than Summer. But he couldn't just let it go. Because Seth wasn't that kind of person. And she used to like that.
"Anna couldn't even say goodbye to me. She could be leaving because of me. And I don't want that to happen."
"Just last week you were on a coffee cart declaring your eternal love for me. Now you're all 'Anna's letter! I can't read it!'"
She wasn't upset. Because there was no reason to get upset. Except the fact that her boyfriend, the one she might...never mind, was obsessing over some other girl. That he had gone out with. Dumped her for. Made out with. On his bed. But that's not a reason to get upset. She must be crazy.
"Summer. It's not like that. Anna's my friend and I just don't want her to leave."
He looked back at the letter and her heart fell. Suddenly she was the bad guy, the jealous girlfriend, and he was just trying to keep his best friend. Even though she knew, or she thought she knew, that it was more than that. It had to be more than that. You don't run out to airports to stop ex girlfriends from leaving. And if it had been anyone else, she would've told him if he walked out the door, he was gone. But it was Seth. And Seth would run to the airport to stop Luke from leaving. It was who he was.
"So go and stop her."
He looked at her, obviously a little in disbelief that she had said anything close to what she had said. But he had to go and so leaned over and kissed her forehead before running off. To stop his ex girlfriend. The one that had given Summer hell and could've still been with Summer's boyfriend. If she hadn't dumped him. And he had kissed her forehead. She had expected something close to her lips, but no. Her forehead. Like a sister. He kissed his mom on the forehead. But she wasn't supposed to care. Because she was goddamn supportive. And she had to be. Because she love...never mind.
Note: Okay, this one was really hard to write. So, sorry it's so short. Also, the scene I wanted to write was short. And I know that Seth probably wouldn't still be with Anna if she hadn't broken up with him and that Anna isn't perfect for Seth (actually, I can't stand the bitch), but this is Summer. And I know from experience that in some situations you lose rational thought and believe the worst. Always. So I figured that's what Summer would assume. One more...damn, I'm going to miss this. The last one should be up Thursday, I think, depends on how long it takes to write. But I promise it will be a lot longer than this one. Peace and love...