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A/N: Heyyy! I got this Chapter out pretty quick! Huh? Well, I hope you like it and pleaseee review! I love getting reviews they make me so happy:). Well I hope you like chapter 8!
Chapter 8
Seth lay passed out on the ground, he started to come around after a little while he looked up to see a bunch of people staring at him. One of them being Summer. "Summer…" He started as he sat up. "What…What happened?" He asked as grabbed the back of his head looking around confusingly.
As soon as Summer saw Seth come around she jumped at him, her arms wrapping around his neck. "Oh my god! Cohen!" She said as she pulled away and she hit him in the arm. "You scared me half to death!" She huffed as she stood up; she grabbed his hands pulling him up with her. "I have no idea what happened…I wasn't here…" She said as she hugged him again. "I'm just happy your okay." She said smiling slightly.
Seth wrapped his arms around her waist. He loved her so much…Right now he didn't care wh-…Wait a minute! That's right! Hit him! Suddenly Summer hit him. "Oww…" He said as he rubbed his arm. "To bad I didn't scare you fully to death…" he said jokingly with a playful smile. He hugged her back again. "Yeah, me too…"
Summer smiled. "Let's just get out of here." She insisted as she grabbed his hand leading him out of the comic book store.
Seth followed Summer out. Right now, he just wanted to know who hit him. He was re-running the moment over and over in his mind. That's all he remembered seeing was a fist…He tried to remember who the person was who hit him…But he just couldn't. Oh well, the passed was the passed.
Marissa sped down the street usually at times like this she'd go to Ryan but right now…She knew that was a bad idea considering fact that he can't stand her. And when she couldn't go to Ryan she usually went to DJ. But…She didn't love DJ. She loved Ryan. So? She sighed as she heard her cell phone ring that had to have been the 100th time. She sighed grabbing it and looking at the caller ID….She just sat there shocked staring at it…She looked up turning the steering wheel. She sighed in relief…She started going into the other lane and almost hit someone. She answered the phone… "Hello?" She said into the receiver as she continued driving.
Ryan sighed as he held his cell phone in his hand. He had to call Marissa…They needed to talk. That was the right thing to do? Wasn't it? He flipped his phone open and dialed Marissa's cell phone, he put the phone to his ear as he waited for her to pick up, each time it rang he kept thinking about hanging up. But, for some reason he didn't. He stayed on the line…He still didn't understand why….Maybe he loved her? Finally…She answered. "Hey…" He said quietly into the receiver.
Marissa took a right turn. A smile crossed her lips as soon as she heard Ryan's voice. She missed him…She missed being with him…She just missed him in general. She just wished they could work everything out and everything would be okay between them. "Hey…What's up?" She spoke fairly quietly into the receiver.
Ryan leaned back in the hospital bed. "Umm…I was kind of hoping we could talk…" He stated clearly. "About what happened? Look, I'm really sorry about acting the way I did. I just, I didn't get it. Why you would come to Chino and say all the stuff you did and try to get me back here…When you're with another guy." He tried to talk simply and not loose his temper…Every time he even thought about Marissa and that guy together it pissed him off.
Marissa sighed as she pulled into the parking lot of the hospital. Now she knew she needed to see Ryan. He called her, which really surprised her. She opened her car door stepping out after turning her car off. She shut the door behind her and walked inside the large building while listening to everything Ryan had to say. "I know…I'm sorry…" She started. She put her hand over the speaker of the phone. "Ryan Atwood please." She said to the receptionist at the counter.
The young woman with blonde her and green eyes looked up at Marissa. "Oh…Yeah." She quickly typed a few things into her computer and looked back toward Marissa "Room 312." She simply stated with a smile. She then looked down at some papers she was working on.
Marissa smiled showing her thanks and started looking around for Ryan's room. She finally found 312. "Look, we need to talk…And on the phone isn't the best place to do this…" She explained as she pushed the door open walking inside. "We need to talk in person." She said as she hung up her phone. Her eyes met Ryan's and she almost melted. His eyes were such a beautiful blue. Every time she looked at them she felt like melting.
Ryan was shocked when Marissa walked into his room. He slowly hung up the phone. "Okay. Your right." He said with a nod…But on the inside he really didn't want to talk in person. It just, it seemed easier on the phone. He was capable of saying anything…
Marissa walked toward a char near Ryan's bed and took a seat. "Okay…The only reason why I was with DJ was because I wanted to get over you…And so, I…Used DJ. I know, it doesn't sound like me. I can't even believe I did it. And after I went to Chino…Everything just, got harder. I really didn't think you'd be coming back…If I knew you were I never would have…But mainly I just wanna say I'm sorry. And I do love you." She said, hoping she got through to him.
Ryan looked down at his bed then back up at her. "So you used that guy to get over me? I don't get it…Why?" He asked a little confused.
Marissa sighed. "Because I didn't think you'd ever be coming back…I mean with Theresa and the baby. So, I figured that I needed to get over you. But then I realized it…I can't. I love you Ryan." Tears started to form in her eyes, but she held them back. She now wished she didn't say that…She was so afraid of what'd he'd say.
Ryan stared at her; a small smile appeared on his face. "I love you too." he admitted. Even though everything she has done…He didn't think he could ever stop loving her. "But, if were gonna make this work again…You have to call things off with that guy…" he stated.
Marissa smiled and stood up walking toward him. She nodded. "I will. I promise." She told him as she leaned down hugging him. "I'm so sorry Ryan, for everything. With all the trouble I caused last year…Dragging you into everything. And I'm sorry about the whole DJ thing. I never meant to hurt you…" It felt so good to get all of that off her chest and out into the open.
Ryan wrapped his arms around her. "Shh. Don't be sorry. Everything's okay now." He told her soothingly.
Julie was so worried he didn't know what to do or where Marissa could be. Finally, it came to her. Maybe she was at Summer's? She picked the cordless phone up off of the charger and quickly dialed Summer's cell phone number; she waited impatiently and worriedly for an answer.
"Hello?" Summer said from the other line.
"Hi Summer…its Julie, Marissa's mom. I was wondering have you seen Marissa at all?" She asked as she bit her lip nervously.
"Umm…No. Not sense Ryan's car accident at the hospital like 3 or 4 hours ago…" she explained. "Why? Is Marissa okay?" she asked.
Julie went from worried to some what pissed off. She knew it was Ryan. Summer, do you happen to know Ryan's cell phone number?" She asked curiously.
"Ummm…Yeah, Seth gave it to me a little while ago. In case of emergencies or some weird thing like that. Why? Do you need it?" She asked.
"Yes…Please." She said as she walked into the kitchen pulling a notepad off of the fridge and a pen out of her purse.
"Okay…Hold on a second." Summer said as she quickly gave Julie Ryan's number.
Julie quickly jotted down Ryan's phone number and smiled. "Thanks Summer. I'll see you later. Bye." She said as she hung the phone up. Now…It was time to call Ryan.
"Anytime Mrs. Cooper!" She said sweetly as she hung her cell up.
Julie dialed Ryan's cell phone number and drummed her finger on the kitchen table as she waited for an answer.
Ryan heard his cell phone ringing; he slowly pulled away from Marissa. "Hold on a sec." he told her as he grabbed his phone answering it. "Hello?" he said into the receiver.
Julie smiled. "Ryan! Hi, how are you?" She asked, she didn't exactly care. Right now all she cared about was getting her daughter away from the worthless piece of shit from Chino and back home, with her.
Ryan was shocked that Julie was calling him, and then he realized it must have been for Marissa. "I'm fine...Thanks." He said he put a hand over the receiver. "It's your mom." He whispered toward Marissa. "Do you want me to tell her your not here?" He asked her.
Marissa nodded quickly as soon as she heard that it was her mom. She defiantly wasn't in the mood to deal with her annoying nagging mother.
Ryan nodded and directed his attention back toward Julie. "If your looking for Marissa I have no idea where she is." He said, lying to her. But who cares? It was only Julie Cooper.
Julie let out a loud sigh. "Ryan, please don't lie to me. You know how easy it is for me to call the cops. I know you know where she is! Now just tell me! I don't want her hurting herself because of you!" She yelled into the phone angrily.
Ryan looked at Marissa then looked down. "What are you talkin' about?" He asked her confusingly.
"I'm talking about all of the cuts on her wrists. I know it's because of you. Ever sense you showed up all you've done is screw her life up, now look, your holding her hostage and lying to her caring mother!" She screamed, now furious with him.
Ryan stared hard at the wall. He couldn't believe it, Marissa was cutting herself. "Caring?" He laughed. "Keep telling yourself Julie. All you care about is yourself. You don't give a damn about Marissa! So Y'know what? Do whatever you want. Because I'm not telling you where Marissa is." He said as he hung up the phone. He looked down, he couldn't even look at Marissa…He was just in so much shock.
Julie's mouth dropped open. "I do not only care about myself!" she protested to defend herself. She was about to say something else but he had already hung up. She huffed and also hung up. She had to find Marissa….But where could she be? That's right! The hospital Summer said Ryan had been there! She ran out of the door and to her car. She had to get to the hospital.
Marissa smiled and sat down on the bed next to him. "Thanks…For getting rid of my mom." She told him.
Ryan nodded slowly. He looked at her and grabbed her arm; pulling up her sleeve…He saw a bunch of cuts and looked down running his hands from his face to his hair. "Oh my god…"
Marissa snatched her arm away. "Ryan…It's not what you think…" She tried to explain…But she couldn't.
Ryan looked at her. "You're cutting yourself. It's not that hard to understand." He said. He looked down. "Marissa, you know that's not good for you…That's not a way to solve problems! You know eventually your mom is going to find you and she'll probably send you to some type of recovery center!" he stated, his tone of voice rising higher in anger. "Look…I just, I don't wanna loose you. I mean, I just got you back."
Marissa nodded. "I know! It seemed like a good thing at the time…And, I'll stop. I will. But…I should probably go. My mom will find me if I stay here and I just, I don't wanna be near her right now…" She explained.
Ryan nodded. "I'm coming with you. I'm not leaving you by yourself." He said standing up. He looked down…He was standing in a hospital gown. "Just as soon as I get dressed." He said with a small smile. He grabbed his clothes off of a near by chair and walked into the bathroom.
Marissa smiled slightly as she watched Ryan walk off into the bathroom. She looked down grabbing her cell phone out of her purse. She had one missed call…She pressed a few buttons on her cell phone and checked her voice mail. It was her mom asking where she was. She rolled her eyes slamming her phone shut. She had sudden urge to cut herself…But she couldn't. She had promised Ryan she wouldn't…She tried to calm herself and keep herself from reaching into her purse to reach for her scissors. It was hard, but she made it through.
Ryan returned a few moments later with navy blue jeans and a white tank top on. He grabbed his black leather jacket off of a chair and put it on. "Let's get the hell out of here." he told her, taking her hand and leading her out of the room. He did his best getting out of the hospital. He finally made it the exit; he swung the hospital door open and walked out with Marissa. "So where's your car?" He asked, turning his head back slightly.
Marissa followed Ryan out of the hospital and immediately answered his question when the exited the large building. "Right over there." She said pointing in the direction of her car. She and Ryan walked over to the car and she got into the drivers seat. Him in the passenger seat. "So…Are we gonna go?" She asked looking toward him as she started the car up.
Ryan stepped into the passenger seat, shutting the door behind him. He gave Marissa a sideways glance and shrugged. "I don't know…Somewhere away from here." He told her.
Marissa nodded and backed out o the parking place, she speeded out of the hospital parking lot and down the street.
Summer speeded down the street back toward her house after she dropped Seth off. She felt so bad about what happened at the mall…If she didn't bring him there maybe this whole thing would have never happened. She told him over and over again how sorry she was for dragging him to the mall and just ditching him for new shoes, but...He just said it's okay...It's not your fault…Blah, Blah, Blah. But she still couldn't help but feel like it was. She pulled into the driveway of her house. She stepped out of the car and walked inside, running upstairs…Straight into her room. She walked in closing the door behind her, but what she didn't notice was someone had been standing behind the door. She turned around and gasped at what she saw.
"Don't panic Summer." The guy said, he pulled a gun from his coat aiming it toward her. "If you cooperate everything will be okay." He said with a slight smirk, still pointing the gun at her.
A/N: Cliff-Hanger! WHO IS IT? lol. Well, R&R. The more reviews I get the more i'll wanna write chapter 9! So..Review NOW! lol.
