Chapter 6
Ryan walked out the door of the Cooper-Nichols house. He started toward his car trying to erase anything that he had just seen from his memory; he opened the door getting into his car, he grabbed his keys from his pocket sticking the key into the ignition as the car started up.
Marissa ran down the stairs of the mansion that she had lived in; she rushed toward the door pulling it open. She stopped as she saw Ryan in the car; she stared at him, seeing the hurt in his eyes. She suddenly felt stiff as if she couldn't move. She felt horrible and she didn't know if anything she said right now would make things better.
Ryan's head immediately shot up when he saw a figure move out of the corner of his eye. He saw that it was Marissa; he stared at her for a long moment. He put his car in reverse and pulled out of the driveway. He speeded down the street; he'd never felt so upset in his life. He just couldn't believe Marissa would lie to him; she obviously didn't love him if she was with another guy. He tried to get Marissa off of his mind, but for some reason he just couldn't.
Seth sat quietly in his room, Summer was also quiet. They had just shared a kiss…It was an awkward time sense they haven't kissed in a while. He looked toward her and saw thatshe was studying her nails. "So, you wanna go downstairs or something?" he suddenly asked. He couldn't take the silence anymore.
Summer's head shot up as Seth broke the silence and she finally broke out of the daze she was in. "Sure. Why not?" She said with a shrug. She stood up walking toward Seth's door and opening it.
Seth followed close behind her. He and Summer started down the stairs into the family room sitting down on the couch. Once more there was silence in the room. So, he figured he'd break it again. "So…Wanna play PS2?" He asked, hopefully.
Summer looked toward Seth. "Eww…You have got to be kidding me, Cohen." She said crossing her arms and leaning back on the couch.
Seth shrugged. "It was worth a shot." He said with a sigh as he grabbed the remote off of the table and flicked the TV on, he began flipping through the channels. He stopped when he found Batman the Cartoon. He looked over toward Summer who was giving him a very unpleased look. He sighed and began flipping through the channels once more in search of something she wanted to watch...
Marissa watched as Ryan drove down the street, her vision began to get blurry as tears began streaming down her face. She turned opening the door and running back inside. She stopped looking up, only to see DJ standing at the bottom of the stairs.
DJ stood at the bottom of the stairs; he wanted to make sure Marissa was okay after what had just happened…he really wasn't sure of what happened. But Marissa seemed to be. He noticed she was crying and walked toward her, cupping her cheek in his hand.
Marissa took a step back, a few more tears flowing from her eyes. "I'm sorry; I can't do this anymore…Us. I've been lying to myself all this time…I don't…Love you." She said between soft sobs. She ran passed him and up to her room, she fell down on her bed, sobbing into her pillow. She tried to calm herself down…But she just couldn't. She stood up walking toward her vanity and opening a drawer, she pulled a razor blade from it. She wiped her eyes as she put the blade to her skin and swiped it down her arm; she dropped the razor blade to the floor, as she felt strong pain. She felt dizzy, but at her surprise she didn't pass out…But if she went any deeper. She might of. She grabbed a tissue of her vanity then slowly slid down the wall. She put the tissue to her cut as she sobbed aloud at the poor excuse of a life she had…All she did was screw up…
DJ swiped his hand away from her at her sudden discomfort. He stared at her a little puzzled at what she was saying to him, he then saw her run upstairs, and he looked down for a moment. He knew it was because of this guy…Who ever he was…He messed everything him and Marissa had up. Jackass. He turned and opened the door walking out…
Ryan drove down the street, he couldn't concentrate on the road. All he could think about was what Marissa had told him in Chino…And how he'd just found Marissa with another guy. He just, couldn't understand. Why she would say she loved him and then do something like this. It just didn't seem like her…He looked down, not even concentrating on the dark road in front of him. It was so dark…Except for the light from his head lights and the street lamps. He looked back up, driving through a stop sign that he hadn't noticed was there, he then saw a big flash of light; he looked to the side and saw a truck speeding toward him, before he could react or do anything. Bang. The truck hit his car, and the last thing on his mind…Was Marissa. Then his vision went black. And his mind went blank.
Kirsten was sat in her bedroom. She was getting ready to go out with Sandy, and then she heard the phone ring. She stood up walking over toward the phone as she put on her other earring; she picked the phone up answering it. "Hello?" she said into the receiver. "Mrs. Cohen?" A voice said from the other line. "Yes." Kirsten answered. "You wouldn't happen to know Ryan Atwood would you?" The voice on the other line asked uncertainly. "Yes…Umm…I'm his, guardian. Is everything alright?" she asked concerned. She wasn't exactly looking out for Ryan these says sense he was in Chino…But, she was still his guardian and nothing would change that. "I'm afraid we have some bad news. Mr. Atwood got himself into a car accident earlier tonight.He's at the hosputal now. We aren't positive yet what's going on at this point. But we figured as his guardian…You and Mr. Cohen should be informed on what was going on." the man on the other line explained. Kirsten was shocked…She couldn't believe what she had just heard…Ryan was in an accident? How could this happen? She was so worried. "Thank you…" she managed to choke out. She hung up the phone and ran down the stairs, seeing Sandy in the kitchen. "We have to get to the hospital, now." she told him.
Sandy smiled as his wife entered the kitchen. "Hunny, you look beautiful." He told her. He then became confused. "The hospital? Why…Is everything alright?" he asked concerned and a little confused.
Kirsten shook her head. "It's Ryan…He got into a car accident…We just, need to go." she said as she walked out of the kitchen and into the family room. "Seth, get your shoes." She ordered.
Seth turned to his mother confused. "Why? What's goin' on?" he asked his mom, he then saw his father emerge from the kitchen, heading for the door.
Kirsten grabbed her coat off of the couch putting it on quickly. "It's Ryan. He was in an accident. Now let's go. We have to get to the hospital." She said almost in a yell. She then stomped out the door getting into the passenger seat of the range rover.
Seth stood up from the couch as soon as he heard Ryan's name and had his shoes on in no time. "C'mon Summer." he said taking her hand and leading her out of the house, they both got into the back seat of the range rover, ready to leave.
Sandy got into the front seat of the range rover; he started the car up quickly as he pulled out of the driveway and speeded down the street toward the hospital, it was quiet the whole way there. No one could really speak…Everyone was too worried to even move. When they finally got to the hospital he pulled into a parking place quickly then he, Kirsten, Seth, and Summer ran into the hospital, waiting…anxiously to know if Ryan was alright.
Summer looked over toward Seth. "I'm gonna call Coop, okay?" she said quietly, she got a nod from Seth. She then stood up and walked toward a pay phone putting a few quarters in it. She dialed Marissa's number quickly, she listened as it rang a few times then…She finally got an answer. It was Marissa. She took a deep breath…Ready to speak.
Marissa heard the sound of the phone ringing. So, she arose to her feet slowly. She walked toward her nightstand and grabbed her cordless phone off of it; she pressed 'talk' and put the phone to her ear. "Hello?" she said into the receiver as she made her way toward her bed, sitting down slowly.
Summer looked around the hospital, she sawa few doctors pass her with food treys and clipboards, she then turned her attention back to Marissa who was on the other line of the phone. "Hey Coop…" she said quietly into the receiver.
Marissa figured out that it was Summer by the sound of the person on the other lines voice. "Hey Summ." She answered. "Is everything okay?" she asked concerned.
Summer shook her head. "You might wanna get down to the hospital." She told her, she felt awful. She couldn't believe Ryan actually got into a car accident…And she also couldn't believe he was back in Newport.
Marissa stared at the wall of her room confusingly. "Why? What happened?" she asked worriedly.
Summer bit her lip slightly. "It's Ryan…He's, back in Newport. He got into a car accident earlier tonight. We're not sure if he's going to be okay yet…But were hoping so. I just figured you should know, Coop." she told her best friend, trying to put that into the best words she could…
Marissa's eyes widened. She couldn't believe it. Her mind starting trailing somewhere else, it was like right after Summer had told her Ryan got into a car accident. Bam. She was gone…Wasn't even listening. She felt tears start to well up in her eyes. She knew this was her fault. Ryan would have been fine if she didn't have to go and make out with DJ, use him to make her sorrows go away. She hung up the phone, not even saying bye to Summer. She sat on her bed for a moment as tears started to spill out of her eyes. She stood up grabbing her keys from her vanity. She headed out the door and to her car, speeding down the street to the hospital.
Summer suddenly heard a beeping noise. "Coop?" she said into receiver, but got no answer. She sighed and hung the phone up. Maybe she was to upset to talk? Maybe she was on her way? She walked back toward the Cohen's taking a seat next to Seth, she looked toward him…He looked so worried for his best friend, she felt terrible. She wished there was something she could do but she knew there wasn't. She reached over and took a hold of his hand.
Seth immediately looked toward Summer when she took his hand; he gave her a small smile, and gripped her hand in his. He sighed. He wished there was some way he could have prevented this from happening…Some way he could have stopped Ryan from getting in this accident. He hasn't seen Ryan in so long…And now that he's finally here he gets in an accident. He looked down at the floor, hoping Ryan would be alright.
Marissa pulled into a parking place at the hospital. She opened her door getting out of her car, she locked the door…Shutting it behind her. She ran into the hospital. She saw Kirsten, Sandy, Seth, and Summer sitting in a few chairs by a reception desk. She walked toward them. "Have you guys found anything out yet?" she asked urgently.
Sandy looked over seeing Marissa he shook his head no. He looked toward Kirsten, her hand was in his and she was leaning on his shoulder, he leaned over kissing her forehead as he sighed. He began drumming his fingers on the arm of the chair impatiently.
The doctor emerged from Ryan's room walking out toward Mr. and Mrs. Cohen, Summer, Seth, and Marissa. "Hello, are you Mr. and Mrs. Cohen?" The doctor saw them nod. "Well, I am Ryan's doctor and I have some news for you…" The doctor began.
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Oooohhh Cliff-hanger. Lol. Well, PLEASEE RR…And again, thank you for all of the reviews! Hope you enjoyed this Chapter...I'll try to get Chapter 7 up ASAP...Sorry it took a little while for this one to come out. I'm not feeling to well. :(..But anyways...I'm gonna go now and leave you alone. lol. RR! 33
