This chapter is longer, the first one was just to suck you in. Please PLEASE review!!
Chapter 2
Marissa sat on the lounge chair beside her new, gigantic pool. She was flipping through a Cosmo, but she wasn't even looking at it. She gazed emptily at the ocean horizon. She had been gazing emptily for a long time now. Her eyes had become intensely bloodshot from the constant tears. But, she wasn't going to cry anymore. Part of her just didn't want to anymore, and another part of her new that there were no tears left. Ryan was gone. She and Summer hadn't spoken since the day of her mom's wedding. Not because they were no longer friends, but there was very little to say. They used to laugh, and have ridiculous conversations, but they were both forced to grow up that summer. They had both lost the first love of their life, and did not know when or if they would return.
Just then Julie walked out towards her daughter and sat in the chair next to her. Marissa looked away as her mother tried to make eye contact, but not before Julie got a glimpse of her daughter's bloodshot eyes.
"Beautiful day isn't it Marissa?"
"Just like every other day in Newport Beach" Marissa replied emotionless.
Julie swallowed nervously, "I suppose so." Julie looked out to the horizon to see what Marissa was staring at, but found nothing. "Sweetie, Cal and I may go out to lunch, would you like to join us? Caitlin is coming too."
Marissa let out the closest thing to a laugh that she had in days, "No mom, I would not like to go."
"Marissa, I'm worried about you. You don't eat much anymore, you're eyes are bloodshot, you are always by yourself? I just can't figure it out." Julie looked at her daughter and gasped, "Oh my God, are you doing drugs? I swear Marissa the last thing I need right now is for you-"
"I'm not doing drugs Mom," Marissa replied finally looking her mother in the eye.
"Then what is it? I mean you've been like this for a month now! Ever since I got married!" Julie was quiet for a moment. Then, she opened her eyes wide and realized. "Marissa, didn't Ryan leave the day after my wedding?"
Marissa was silent
"Marissa! Is that what this is about? I knew the whole time that Ryan was trouble. He isn't high society, he doesn't belong here! Didn't I say from the very beginning that he was only going to hurt you?" Julie glared at her daughter.
Marissa shook her head slowly and silently got up off her chair and walked inside without saying a word to her mother.