"Hello, this is Seth speaking," said Seth as he flipped his cell phone.
"Uh...Seth...this is Ryan. Ryan Atwood. How you been man?" asked Ryan.
A smile crept across Seth's face. He could not believe that his friend, no his brother, was on the other line. This was the most excited Seth has been since Summer started going out with him.
"Doing good man. I can't believe you finally called. How's Theresa? You coming back to Newport?" asked Seth.
"Yea man everything is fine," Ryan lied. "I, uh, actually am coming to visit you. Well actually me and your dad are coming to visit you. We should be there in like an hour. I can't believe you ran away."
"Well man it's not like I had much of a choice. The water polo team, shoes full of urine. Yea I'm not going back to that. Unless...unless you're coming back?" Seth said.
"I...I can't," said Ryan.
"Well I can't either. But hey I can't wait to see you man. I'll see you soon. I'm staying at the Sea Shell. Later Bro." Replied Seth.
Seth hung up the phone.
(Fade to Summer's bedroom)
Summer was sitting on her bed holding Princess Sparkle. She had a box of items at her feet that reminded her about Seth. Pictures from Vegas, Comic books, and Death Cab CDs. Every night for the past 3 months she has cried herself to sleep. He could have died out there in that vast blue ocean. She had not heard a word from Seth since he left besides that stupid letter. She didn't even read the letter because she couldn't be left behind...she couldn't be rejected again. With watery eyes she finally opened that fateful letter.
"My dearest Summer,
By now you probably know that I ran away from Newport. Please don't think I left because of you. I left because I could not bear to live in that place any more. As much as I could describe to you how that place was for me before you and Ryan...words would never be enough. My parents almost shipped me off to boarding school before Ryan showed up. I love you, but I can't be home right now. I know you said we could get through this together, but I refuse to drag you down with me. I would rather see you happy than anything else in this world. I'm sorry, but you can't be happy with me anymore. One day I may return to Newport, but I can't ask you to wait for me. Please just know that you are my one and only true love, and that I would do anything for you. I just can't hurt you anymore that I already have. Please move on, and please be happy. I love you Summer Roberts.
Love,
Seth Cohen"
Summer fell on her bed and cried for the rest of the night.