A/N
Thank you, for all those great reviews, I would like to thank "fireflyxxstare" for offering to correct my grammar. I would love you to do it but I don't have the time to get them to you and as such I don't think I will need your help but thank you for the offer. I know that sounded pompous but really I write the stories, then read over them once or twice the post them…as it's all the time I can spare. Well on with the stories. Oh and please if anyone has any suggestions relating to the story plot wise etc. then feel free to put it in a review.
Chapter Six: The Confrontation
The Cart trip back was silent, the boys, Ryan and Seth looked out the windows not saying anything. Sandy pulled into the drive way and everyone go out, they walked into the house and the boys started to make their way up to their rooms.
"Ryan, can we talk to you outside?" Sandy asked. He motioned for Seth just to go to his room. Ryan put his stuff at the foot of the stairs and followed Sandy and Kirsten outside.
"Why don't we sit down…"Sandy said taking a seat at the patio table. Kirsten had calmed down and she wasn't crying but her eyes were red and puffy. Ryan looked at the ground.
"Ryan," Kirsten said, Ryan just looked at the ground. "Hey look at me, were just worried about you, this isn't an intervention."
"Ryan, we want you to fell comfortable, but to need to talk to us, tell us what's going on…" Sandy said, "I've said it before and I'll say it again, we love you, you are our son, nothing is going to change that." Ryan couldn't meet their eyes.
"The Doc filled us in on your arrangement, and we think it's a good step to take. But we have one thing to ask of you…"Kirsten started, "Your bedroom door is never to be locked or bared in any way, we promises to knock, but can you promises that you won't lock or bar your door?"
"I guess…."Ryan said softly.
"Well, go to your room, tomorrow you have school, and yes you are going." Sandy said
Ryan trudged up to his room, he shut the door behind him and looked around, the blood had been cleaned up and a strange odor of flowers filled the room. His wrist band and watch lay on the bed where he had left them, he picked them up and rolled up his sleeve. The scars weren't too long and he was glad that he hadn't gone too deep; otherwise he might have cut a tendon. He clipped his wrist band on and it covered the scar neatly on one of his wrists and his watched covered the other one just. He hadn't had time for breakfast but he felt sick, he quickly went into the bathroom and dry heaved into the toilet, he sat back and a wave of pain hit his head. Slowly he got up and saw Seth standing at the door.
"You OK man?" Seth asked coming forward.
"Yeah, nah it's fine." Ryan said sitting on his bed. "How are you?" Ryan asked.
"How am I….well considering my best friend or brother rather just tried to kill himself, I donno how to feel." Seth said vaguely annoyed at the question.
"Sorry…"Ryan said looking at the floor.
"Don't apologies, I just don't get why you did it…"Seth said leaning against the wall.
"Seth…I can't not yet…"Ryan said softly.
"That's cool, but you have to tell me something we need some serious Seth-Ryan time." Seth said trying to lighten the mood.
"Yeah, that might be good." Ryan said slightly uplifted.
"Do you know what you're going to tell Marissa?" Seth asked hesitantly.
"I donno, I'll think of something…"Ryan said.
"Do you want some lunch?" Seth asked.
"Nah I'm fine, I should catch up on some homework." Ryan said.
"Well, holler if you need something." Seth said leaving.
The rest of the day Ryan spent in the room they called his. Kirsten said that they would redecorate on the coming weekend and she wouldn't take no for an answer. Ryan finally decided to get an earl night of ten O'clock. But he was restless but finally drifted off to sleep.
Ryan had his first night off good dreamless sleep in ages. His exhaustion must have caught up with him. He made his way downstairs once he was showered and dressed, making sure his scars were covered. He found that everyone else was downstairs eating breakfast.
"Morning Ryan…"Sandy said, "Well I'm off…"He said making his way out, "have a good day." He kissed Kirsten goodbye and left.
"Ryan would you like a bagel?" Kirsten asked handing hi ma bagel. Ryan took half and slowly ate it. Finishing his cup of coffee he Seth and Kirsten made their way out to the car. They drove off, with some small talked made between Seth and Kirsten. They finally made it too school and Ryan hoped out of the car.
"Ryan, I'll pick you up after Soccer practice today. Your stuff is in the back." Kirsten said.
"Ohhh thanks…"Ryan said pulling his stuff out of the trunk. Ryan was very nervous how he would hide his scars during practice. He made his way to his locker Seth following, he had seven minuets before homeroom so he and Seth walked slowly, then it happened. Summer, and Marisa were walking up, and the four of them nearly walked right into each other.
"Hey…"Marisa said.
"Hey…"Ryan said
"Hey…"Summer said
"Hey…"Seth said
"So…we missed you yesterday…"Marisa said pushing for an answer.
"Yeah…I was…out…"Ryan aid vaguely.
"Right…Ok well we should get to…" Marisa said looking at Summer.
"Yeah, let's…"Summer said pulling Marisa away.
"That wasn't awkward one bit…" Seth said once the girls were gone.
"Not at all…"Ryan said walking to his first class.
Ryan through his stuff into his lockers, school's a bitch he thought, he had so much to catch up on already. Throwing his bag over his shoulder he made his way to the student lounge. He got a coffee and sat down on the couch to do some work. Seth suddenly came in looking for him.
"Come on man, were all eating lunch…let's go." Seth said goading Ryan.
"Nah, I got to catch up on this stuff…"Ryan said indicating the books.
"That's cool, hey why don't you bring them with you…you and Marisa take History together, she can fill you in…"Seth said. Ryan just gave him a look.
"Or not, either way man, I'm not leaving till you come with me…" Seth said sitting down in front of him. He stared intently at Ryan, unflinching.
"Fine…"Ryan said giving in. He grabbed his books and chucked some stuff in his bag. The two boys walked outside and found the girls at a table with two chairs, one between Summer and Marisa and another between Summer and Anna. Seth tried to take the seat between Anna and Summer but Ryan was too quick. He slumped down in his chair and put the books down. Seth slid into his seat, and saw Marisa looked a little hurt that Ryan didn't sit next to her.
"Hey, did you know that Seth's grandfather made Man of the Year in Riviera magazine?" Summer said breaking the silence. She pulled out the magazine to show everyone.
"Check out gramps he looks so angry." Seth said
"That's because he is." Anna said with a nod.
"I don't know why he's on the cover of a magazine." Summer said shaking her head.
"It's hard to believe that doesn't leave him happy and fulfilled right." Anna said her voice full of sarcasm.
"Totally, I know!" Summer said with a grin. Seth smiles at his girl friend. "Oh I love the society page it's like suddenly all of the people we know are famous, wow Diana Kahn totally got a chin implant."
"They have chin implants?" Anna said with everyone but Ryan touching their chins.
"Oh yeah my dad does em all the time he says chins are the new nose." Summer said, everyone raise their eyebrows, Seth smiled again.
"So did Picasso." Anna said matter-O-Factly.
"Really, what hospital does he work for?" Summer asked seriously, everyone looked at her, all smiling, except Ryan. "Kidding I'm not that dumb just shallow." Summer said covering herself. Everyone just shook their heads.
"Is all this talk of uh Newport and plastic surgery boring you Anna?" Seth asked turning to his friend.
"No actually, I'm savoring it, I won't be hearing it much longer…I'm leaving." Anna said getting up.
"You getting desert?" Seth asked slightly confused.
"No…I'm going back to Pittsburgh" Anna said picking up her tray.
"What?" Seth and Marisa say in unison.
"I'm ganna go live with my aunt an uncle, I've jus kind of had enough of Newport so…I'm leaving…" Anna says leaving the table. Everyone just looked down shocked, Summer put the magazine away. Suddenly Seth's phone rang, he flipped it open.
"Who do I know from the 909?" Seth asked with a frown. Ryan sat up quickly and snatched the phone from Seth.
"Nobody…"Ryan said getting up and answering it.
"Ryan, hi its Theresa...yeah Seth's mom gave me this number…" Theresa said.
"Hey…hey how are you uh everything ok?" Ryan asked concerned.
"Yeah fine I'm…uh I'm actually coming out there today." Theresa said quickly.
"You are uh how come, I mean uh for work?" Ryan asked trying not to sound too accusatory.
"Yeah butthey can't make us work all the time right, so I was thinking maybe we could hang out tonight." She said again quickly.
"Tonight uh sure…" Ryan said hesitantly.
"Don't sound so excited." Theresa said with a laugh.
"No, no I am I'm just-I'm just a little surprised that's all…"Ryan said quickly.
"Oh you know me full'a surprises, so I-ill come by after dinner?" Theresa asked.
"Yeah that sounds good, see ya then…"Ryan said. The phone is hung up on the other end and Ryan dose the same walking back to the table.
"Dude that has been the most you have talked in the last few days." Seth said with a grin. "Who was it?" he persisted.
"An old friend who is coming up to hang out after dinner…" Ryan said trying to avoid the subject.
"Old friend? Female friend?" Seth said slyly.
"I gotta go, I'll see you guys later…"Ryan said leaving quickly.
"Theresa." Marisa said with a frown.
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Ryan's day was nearly at an end, he only had Soccer practice, maybe they won't notice the scars he thought. Or he could wear long sleeves? But it was too hot for that, he pulled on a jumper and headed out to the field. The others were already out there.
"Where you been Atwood?" The couch said gruffly.
"Sorry coach…"Ryan said.
"Doesn't matter, give me two laps then stretch up and join everyone else." The coach bellowed. Ryan sighed and got to work. He was finishing stretching and he moved to start practicing PKs. He was on his third try when the coach called them to come over. He told them they would be playing a game, and he divided up everyone that was there. They all turned to go, and everyone started to run out to the field. Ryan was at the side line when the coach yelled out again.
"Attwood, get the jumper off, for the life of me I don't know why you would wear it in this heat." He said shaking his head. Ryan ran past him and slowly took it off and through it on a bench. With his scars turned inward he jogged back to the field and took his position. The games went pretty smoothly, and no one had noticed Ryan's scars. Finally they were done, Ryan tried to get out first but the coach wanted to speak with him first.
"Why were you late today son?" Coach said seriously.
"I was catching up on my work coach, it won't happen again." Ryan said folding his arms.
"See that it doesn't…now out of my sight." The coach said with a smile.
"Yes sir." Ryan said quickly picking his gear up and heading to the changing room. He slowly made his way into the locker rooms and dumped his tuff down on a seat not close to anyone.
"Hey Chino, what was with you today? You were holding back." Luke said pulling on his shirt.
"I was?" Ryan asked back looking at the floor.
"Yeah, you feeling ok, you look kinda pale…"Luke said sitting down next to his friend.
"Nah, I'm fine." Ryan said finishing up.
"Well see ya." Luke said out stretching his hand. Ryan hadn't pulled on his jacket and he was wearing short sleeves, his jacket had fallen to the floor and he didn't have time to reach it. Reluctantly he shook Luke's hand but then looked down and saw a scar. Ryan quickly pulled back his hand.
"I gotta go…"He said quickly getting out. But Luke caught up with him when he burst out of the school building.
"Is that why you weren't at school yesterday and the day before that?" Luke asked stopping Ryan.
"Luke not now…" Ryan said turning away from him.
"Ryan man, if you tried to kill yourself, you can tell me." Luke said.
"You tried to kill yourself?" A female voice said. They turned to the voice…Marisa.
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Hey, I know I used some stuff from different episodes, I'm just trying to connect everything…just so you know some of the dialog wasn't written by me but I needed it to fit, it may happen once and a while because I'm trying to fit it to the plot. Please Review my story your feedback is what drives me to put these stories out!