Marissa hopped out of the car at the station. She waved a quick goodbye to Summer and Seth. It was 6:54. Ryan should be finishing up with Teresa she thought. She walked inside. She saw Teresa there.
"Did Ryan already leave?" Marissa asked. She was confounded. How could he have said goodbye so quickly? She new she should have said something unrelated to Teresa first, but she had one track mind.
"Ryan never showed." Teresa sounded disappointed. Teresa had sort of been hoping that Ryan would stop her. Part of her new it was for the best that he hadn't.
"But he was on his way here." Marissa was worried. She new Ryan had been in a hurry, what if he had got in a wreck?
"I don't know. I guess he changed his mind about coming. But I'm glad you're here. Would you tell him… I'm sorry it ended this way? I wanted to tell him that when I called him, but he said he was coming so…" Teresa trailed off. She looked at the clock 6:57. She had to get on the bus. She had waited as long as she could.
"Of course I'll tell him. Don't worry about that." Marissa tried to reassure her. When in truth she felt like she needed reassurance herself.
"I got to go." Teresa pointed in the direction of her bus.
"Oh, right. It was nice getting to know you. I know Ryan will miss you." Marissa said genuinely.
"Thanks. He cares a lot about you as well. Take care of yourself. Thanks for trying to make things between Ryan and I work despite your own feelings. He's all yours now." She looked up at the clock once more. "I got to go."
"Have a safe trip Teresa." Marissa said. Teresa waved to her and headed for her bus. Marissa watched her until she was gone. Then she raced to the pay phone and called Summer.
"What?" Summer sounded agitated.
"Ryan never showed." Marissa blurted.
"He never showed! I thought it was a sure thing he was going there!" Summer whined.
"Well so did I. But now I have no ride." Marissa sighed.
"We'll pick you up at the parking lot no one uses near the station. That way it will be quick. Cohen and I were kind of in the middle of something if you get my drift." Summer said softly trying to calm her friend.
"I'm sorry. This didn't turn out how I had planned. I didn't mean to mess up your evening. I'll meet you there. Thanks." Marissa said trying to wrap up the call so she could stop being a burden for them sooner.
"No prob. Don't worry. I'll make you make it up to me later. Bye." Summer said feeling sad for Marissa whose voice told Summer she was really upset.
"Bye." Marissa hung up the phone and headed for the parking lot.
She looked at her watch. It was 7:00. She wondered what had happened to Ryan. Why hadn't he shown. He seemed quite determined to get there. Something that was quite discouraging to her at the time…but still. It just didn't seem like him. She walked for a few minutes on a deserted sidewalk until she heard a gunshot. Then she ran. She didn't know why she was running towards the sound of gunfire and not away from it but somehow she felt the proceed forward. Surely she was mistaking the sound. It was probably a car having trouble. It couldn't have been a gun shot. It just couldn't have been. She rounded the corner of the parking lot, just in time to see Eddie running off with blood smeared on his shirt.
Then she saw Ryan. He was on his knees. She saw him in what seemed like slow motion slowly fall backward. She ran to him as fast as she could. He was sprawled on the ground now facing upwards.
"Did Ryan already leave?" Marissa asked. She was confounded. How could he have said goodbye so quickly? She new she should have said something unrelated to Teresa first, but she had one track mind.
"Ryan never showed." Teresa sounded disappointed. Teresa had sort of been hoping that Ryan would stop her. Part of her new it was for the best that he hadn't.
"But he was on his way here." Marissa was worried. She new Ryan had been in a hurry, what if he had got in a wreck?
"I don't know. I guess he changed his mind about coming. But I'm glad you're here. Would you tell him… I'm sorry it ended this way? I wanted to tell him that when I called him, but he said he was coming so…" Teresa trailed off. She looked at the clock 6:57. She had to get on the bus. She had waited as long as she could.
"Of course I'll tell him. Don't worry about that." Marissa tried to reassure her. When in truth she felt like she needed reassurance herself.
"I got to go." Teresa pointed in the direction of her bus.
"Oh, right. It was nice getting to know you. I know Ryan will miss you." Marissa said genuinely.
"Thanks. He cares a lot about you as well. Take care of yourself. Thanks for trying to make things between Ryan and I work despite your own feelings. He's all yours now." She looked up at the clock once more. "I got to go."
"Have a safe trip Teresa." Marissa said. Teresa waved to her and headed for her bus. Marissa watched her until she was gone. Then she raced to the pay phone and called Summer.
"What?" Summer sounded agitated.
"Ryan never showed." Marissa blurted.
"He never showed! I thought it was a sure thing he was going there!" Summer whined.
"Well so did I. But now I have no ride." Marissa sighed.
"We'll pick you up at the parking lot no one uses near the station. That way it will be quick. Cohen and I were kind of in the middle of something if you get my drift." Summer said softly trying to calm her friend.
"I'm sorry. This didn't turn out how I had planned. I didn't mean to mess up your evening. I'll meet you there. Thanks." Marissa said trying to wrap up the call so she could stop being a burden for them sooner.
"No prob. Don't worry. I'll make you make it up to me later. Bye." Summer said feeling sad for Marissa whose voice told Summer she was really upset.
"Bye." Marissa hung up the phone and headed for the parking lot.
She looked at her watch. It was 7:00. She wondered what had happened to Ryan. Why hadn't he shown. He seemed quite determined to get there. Something that was quite discouraging to her at the time…but still. It just didn't seem like him. She walked for a few minutes on a deserted sidewalk until she heard a gunshot. Then she ran. She didn't know why she was running towards the sound of gunfire and not away from it but somehow she felt the proceed forward. Surely she was mistaking the sound. It was probably a car having trouble. It couldn't have been a gun shot. It just couldn't have been. She rounded the corner of the parking lot, just in time to see Eddie running off with blood smeared on his shirt.
Then she saw Ryan. He was on his knees. She saw him in what seemed like slow motion slowly fall backward. She ran to him as fast as she could. He was sprawled on the ground now facing upwards.
