Chapter 2:
Marissa drove herself home from Summer's place. She opened the door, and found her mother crying her eyes on the living room couch. To avoid getting sucked into the drama, she quitely walked up the stairs, but her cellphone dropped, and it made a quiet sound, but Julie Cooper heard it. She tried to run for it, until she heard the words she didn't want to hear, "Marissa, honey, can you come down here for a second?"
"Yeah, sure, what mom?"
"Honey, maybe you should start packing your things, and go find a place to stay for awhile."
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
"Listen, I can't talk about it right now, I have to talk to Caleb first, but just please do what I tell you, and I'll tall as soon as possible."
"Okay" Marissa said with a puzzled expression.
So she walked up the stairs once again, and called Ryan.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me, Marissa"
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Listen my mom is acting all weird on me, she told me to pack my stuff, and to go some place for awhile--"
"Want me to pick you up?"
"Thanks so much!"
"Yeah, anything for you"
"Pick me up in an hour".
Marissa started to pack, wondering why her mother was crying. Since she wants to talk to Caleb first, it must be something she's done that could hurt him, but what is it? She started thinking somemore. But couldn't think of anyhting. Until, she heard a vase break, and a yell. Marissa ran down the stairs finding a vase broken into tiny pieces, and Julie crying more.
"What happened?"
"Marissa, sweetie, go upstairs, and stay there"
"Mom, I'm not leaving, what happened!"
"Listen to your mother"
"It's you, isn't it? You did something to hurt her. What did you do!"
"Marissa, go upstairs right now!"
Marissa walked uptairs, and called Ryan back saying to not pick her up unless she calls. She ran back downstairs and started yelling at Caleb.
"What did you do to my mother? It's something you did to hurt her. I knew she shouldn't have married you in the first place. I knew you would've ---"
"Sweetie, it wasn't his fault"
"Listen, I want a divorce, and I want you out by this week." Caleb said, than left slamming the door.
Marissa looked at Julie with a weird look. "What does he mean by divorce?"
"Sweetie this is why I told you to go upstairs, I wanted to tell you, I didn't want you to find out this way"
"Mom, just please tell me you can fix this."
"I'm sorry, but I can't. He's forcing me to sign the papers. But I tols Sandy, and he's my lawyer. Sandy told me if I'm married with Caleb for a year, I get 3 million dollars. I've been married with him for 11 months, and 27 days. Marissa, sweetie, can ou please help me stay married with him for at least four more days?"
"Mom, I'm not sure, it's hard to persuade Caleb, and he doesn't like me that much"
"Sweetie, just please try your hardest, we need that money, or else we're on the streets."
"Yeah, okay, fine. I'll try."
