AN: All the Seth and Summer fans, don't lose hope, I promise there will be tons to come. I am a big S/S fan also! Anyways, I hope you like this chapter and leave me some reviews.

Disclaimer: No, I do not own anything of The O.C!

Marissa laid her head back down on the pillow as she saw Summer run back and forth in the room obviously looking for clothes. Summer was doing fine at usc; she had a new love interest and a average gpa. Marissa was actually doing much better than she had been the first six months they got there. She was caught drinking in class, having sex in a classroom while people were out of the room, and trying to bribe a teacher for a passing grade. Somehow she still manages to still be going to usc. Marissa thought by having all these things happen to her, it had helped her learn to grow up and get her act together. But it hasn't. She still drinks, maybe not in class but still a lot, and she still thinks about him, where its sickening sometimes to her. She tries so hard to get him out of her head, but it never works.

Summer walked up to Marissa's bed and modeled a shirt. "Coop, does this look fine.."

Marissa didn't even open her eyes. "Whatever Sum..What time is it?"

"Uh sweetie..Its 12 o'clock..And Ty is about to be here to pick me up.."

Marissa pulled the covers over her head. "Okay..I will be here.."

Summer sat down on Marissa's bed and looked down at her and pulled the covers down. "Are you sure your going to be okay..I don't want to come back to find your ass passed out on the floor drunk.." She smiled.

"Sum, I'm fine..Go have fun with Tyler..maybe whats his name will drop by.."

Summer got up and fixed her hair in the mirror. "So things aren't going to well with him.."

"Oh no..Things are great! They couldn't get any better..I mean hes gone every night with his frat boys and just leaves me here..yeah its perfect.." She said sarcastically.

Summer repolished her lips with her shiny lip gloss. "Well, why don't you come back to the sorority..its so fun Coop.."

Marissa smiled and laid back down. "Right..and then I could bring the beer and we could all play poker..sorry Sum..its just not me..those girls..they are just like..I don't know..barbies.."

"Honey..I hate to break it to ya..but you used to be the barbie..and everyone wanted to be you.." Summer smiled grabbing her purse.

"Yeah, that was before..." She thought back to him.

Summer looked down not wanting to think about them. "Yeah I know what you mean..those boys changed our lives.." She looked down and played with her finger. Thinking about Seth brought so much painand happiness back into her.

"They sure did.."

A couple of knocks hit the door.

"Okay, well thats Ty..I will call you later?"

Tyler slipped his head in the door. "Hey Marissa..Uh you ready Summer?"

"Yeah, bye Coop.."

Marissa waved bye and turned back over in her bed. She thought about her so-called boyfriend Brett and how bad he was to her. But it was the only thing that got him off her mind just a little. She thought about Summer and how happy she was for her. She was dating the top notch student quarterback of Southern California's national champion's football team. But Marissa knew her friend to well. Every time something was mentioned back to Orange County or Seth, she suddenly became uncomfortable and it was if all her walls for that moment slid down. Marissa was the opposite, she spent so much time trying to forget about him, that her walls were always down on him. There wasn't a moment that his name or his face didn't pass through her mind.

Ryan rubbed his hand down his hair as he barely opened his eyes. A song was playing out of there stereo that he had learned to know so well. The song playing so loudly as Seth was putting on his shoes, and looked as if he was in a deep thought, was Screaming Infidelities. Almost every morning Ryan would awake to some kind of emotional song about a girl. He knew it was because Seth was still obviously not over Summer. But also when Ryan heard these kinds of songs it reminded him how things used to be with..her.

Ryan screamed over the music. "Seth.."

Seth couldn't hear him the music was so loud. He was fiddling with his hair.

"Seth!"

Seth turned around quickly. "What?" He said confused, still not knowing what Ryan was saying.

Ryan got up, walking over to the stereo looking sulky. He pushed the "off" button hard and then went back to the bed.

"Come on man..It helps me get ready.."

Ryan turned over and didn't pay any attention what so ever to Seth.

Seth fixed his collar on his shirt. "Don't you have class too?"

"Uh..not til twelve..Please let me sleep at least another thirty minutes.."

Seth grabbed his bag he carried to class almost everyday. "No problem buddy, but I have to go..see ya this afternoon.."

Seth walked out and Ryan took a sigh of relief. Finally, it was quiet now. He draggily picked up the clock on their dresser and stared at it, it was eleven a.m. He grunted loudly and pulled himself out of the bed heading to the shower. Today he was taking a bitter cold shower, letting the coldness lurk on his skin as he got out. He thought about last night, and the girl he had in the bathroom. He put on his tight grey shirt and jeans with a black belt. He smiled to himself trying to make the day seem better. As he walked out of the room he saw a lovely petite brunette girl walk up to him.

"Hey..you remember me..it has probably been a few weeks.." she smiled as she walked past him.

He smiled to her, even though he had no idea who she was. For the past year he had felt as if a ton of bricks were placedon his chest. He took a deep breath as he walked out into the beautiful Oklahoma sky. The sun forming above the hills reminded him of Newport Beach. It reminded him of that day, graduation. The day that began the first and last day of his life.

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