Chapter Two: Homecoming
"I still don't understand why you have to go, Summer. I mean, you haven't seen these people for over a year."
Summer sighed as she looked at the passing cars flying by the window.
"I've known them all my life," she said quietly. It wasn't exactly true- she hadn't known Ryan that long, but she never told Alex about Chino. Just about Marissa. And now, Seth.
"I just don't get it. I mean, if it's your best friend's boyfriend, why do you have to go?"
She cringed at the lie. She had told Alex that Marissa and Seth were together, which was quite possibly the grossest thing Summer had ever imagined.
"Because, she's my best friend, Alex. God, I would think that you would understand how I feel about my friends." Summer was facing the window throughout her entire tirade. Alex shut up and concentrated on driving through the blustery streets of New York, making his way to JFK.
They didn't speak the entire rest of the car ride. Nor did they speak as they walked through the airport. And they didn't say a word to each other as Summer boarded the plane.
She sat down in her seat, her hands gripping the armrests as the flight took off and the pilot came over the intercom to announce their departure from New York to Los Angeles. It had become official now; she was going to face her past. She was going back to the O.C.
A/N Short chapter I know I'll write more in Chapter 3!!