As Ryan, Sandy and Summer headed back towards the elevator, they all had different thoughts.
Sandy: How do I tell my son he got HIV from a man he helped? He helped this man and his daughter survive and THIS is his reward?! I just hope we don't get busted for looking at someone's record. It is legal. Good thing that "genius" didn't know that…… He let out a little chuckle at the thought.
Summer: Like, this totally sucks! I can't believe Mike gave Cohen HIV! I heard that can like, turn to AIDS and become deadly. I really hope Seth gets better soon…
Ryan: I can't believe that homeless man gave Seth HIV. Now he has Shingles and Encephalitis also! This can't get any worse. I think if Seth dies, at least he'll be out of his misery. I hope Charlie didn't suffer this much… "Charlie," Ryan whispered.
"Charlie?" Summer asked.
"What?" Ryan pretended to be clueless.
"You said Charlie. Who's Charlie?"
"No one," Ryan said a little too quickly. He kept walking and caught up with Sandy.
But Summer wanted to know who Charlie was and how Ryan knows him.
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They went back to Seth's room and saw Kirsten standing outside the door.
"How is he?" Sandy asked.
"He's ok. He's resting now. But the Encephalitis is starting to get to him. He's starting to hallucinate. But the rashes are starting to go away."
"Can I go in?" Summer asked.
"Sure. He's awake and might be a little insane. He thought I was my father. That scared me a little. If you know him, being mistaken for him is a little bit of an insult." She looked around and noticed that Ryan and Sandy were staring at her.
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Summer went in Seth's room. He was sitting up watching T.V.
"Hi," she said.
Seth looked over at her and smiled.
"I need to ask you something. Are you hallucinating?" she asked.
"I don't know. Are you Summer?"
"Yea."
"Then I'm not insane, for now."
"Do you know who Charlie is?" Summer asked.
"From Busted?"
"Who's Busted?"
"A band. I have their C.D. in my bag if you want to borrow it."
"I'll get it later. But not that Charlie. When we were on our way back to your room, I heard Ryan whisper the name Charlie. But he won't tell me who Charlie is."
"Did you know Ryan sleep talks?" Seth asked.
"How would you know that?"
"When he first came to Newport, I slept in the poolhouse. He slept on the floor and I slept on the couch. I woke up in the middle of the night. All I know is that Charlie was really close to him and he died. That's all I could make out."
"That's good. Thanks Cohen." Summer started walking out the door when she heard Seth's breath rapidly increase. "Are you OK?"
Seth pointed to a corner. Summer looked over There was no one there.
Seth's POV
"Who are you?" he asked.
The boy just smiled at him.
"Why are you here? Who are you?"
The boy kept smiling.
"Tell me!" Seth demanded.
"My name is Charlie."
"I know you."
The boy smiled and walked over towards the door. "No. You know of me. You hear Ryan talk about me, don't you?"
"How do you know these things?"
"I watch you. But you can't see me. Tell me about yourself."
"No."
"Come on Seth. I want to know everything about you."
"No."
I'm getting the doctor.
"Fine. You're going to make Ryan sad though. He wants me to talk to you."
"No he doesn't."
"What about Summer? She wants you to tell me everything."
The boy was starting to get on Seth's nerves.
"Get away from me Charlie!" Seth yelled.
"Fine. Have fun in the loony bin," he said.
Seth blinked and noticed the boy was gone.
Summer's POV
Seth looked like he was in shock.
"Who are you?" Seth asked. His back was to Summer.
"It's me Summer."
"Why are you here? Who are you?"
"It's me! Summer! You're in the hospital."
"Tell me!"
"I did!"
Seth was silent for a few seconds. "I know you."
"Thank God Seth! I was getting scared. Can you look at me? You're facing the wall."
He turned towards Summer and had a weird look on his face.
"How do you know these things?"
"I've been here the entire time. Do you remember?"
"No."
"Do you remember who I am?"
"No."
"I'm getting the doctor."
Summer went into the hall and saw the doctor talking to the Cohens and Ryan.
"Seth's scaring me. He's saying he doesn't remember anything."
They went into Seth's room. He was shaking and holding on to the sheets.
"Get away from me Charlie!"
Ryan's eyes widened. Summer looked over at him and saw his face.
Seth snapped out of it. "Whoa. Where did he go?"
"Who?" Sandy asked.
"Charlie."
"We'll be right back," Summer said. She dragged Ryan back into the hall.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I want to know about Charlie."
"I don't know a Charlie."
"I saw your face when he said Charlie's name. Who is he?"
"Fine! You want to know? Charlie's my younger brother. He died when he was 14 and I was 15. He died from Encephalitis. I eventually turned into a tumor in his brain and he died at 14 years old! Why do you think I've been so concerned about Seth?" Ryan was fuming. His face was red and Summer could see his blue eyes change to fire. He went back into Seth's room.
Summer found Ryan's trigger. He hated thinking about his brother's death. Did I make it worse for him by forcing him to talk about it? What have I done?