:::: Heyyy…I'm back with the highly anticipated (lol, joking) last chapter. I hope it pleases some of you that Anna is not bitter or mean towards Ryan (not that I know of) in this chapter. Enjoy! (Well I hope you will ::winks:: ) ::::

::::Mrs. Brody--- Just wanted to say thanks for all your support and positive reviews. I really appreciate it. And I did make a mistake last chapter…I meant to say "Golden Girls" instead of "The Valley". I don't know what I was thinking! Sorry for the confusion! ::::

:::: I don't own any O.C. characters...and of course what would a letter be without a quote from a cool band? So this one belongs to Midtown "Knew It All Along" ::::

Dear Ryan,

It's Anna. Remember me? If you don't, I won't hold it against you. You do, you say? I thought you might.

So I'm in Pittsburgh, a good 3000 miles away. School's out for the year. Finally. And I kind of miss Newport, I must say, until I remember how much I disliked it. How have you been doing? I hope everything is well with you.

Now that the first awkward paragraph has been completed, I feel free to say that I have no idea why I am writing you this letter. I never really got to know you, which leaves me feeling like I missed out on something. For some reason, Ryan, I feel like I can trust you. Perhaps it's because we have no history together. I have absolutely nothing to lose.

You know, we are more alike than you might think. "Trust no one" should be our policy. It's worked for me, after I learned my lesson with, um, Seth. We could chant our policy loudly in darkened alleyways as the moon shines brightly upon us. Or not…

"And trust don't come easy, 'cause to trust is to depend. And who wants to give up that part of them?"

Time for the fun part...might as well just come out and say it: I had the biggest crush on you when I first moved to California. And you're the only person I've been thinking about since I left. Too bad you didn't escort me when I made my debut to the Newport society. I'm only joking, don't feel bad about that. But the blonde, witty girl from Pittsburgh and the tough, mysterious guy from Chino? Funny, right? I thought it was…

So maybe I'll hear for you, maybe I won't, but either way, you'll be in my mind. I hope to see you again someday.

With love,

Anna Stern