Chapter 4
The Sign
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This is the chapter where Summer sees the sign. It's a flashback, but I advise you that if you avoid spoilers, don't read on because it's not actually happened yet.
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"Flight zero two nine, please make your way to check in."
"That's us Sum." Zach's words lifted Summer out of her daydream.
"Ah ok." He helped her up and took her suitcase.
They were going to Italy for Zach's sister's wedding, and Summer had to admit she was a little nervous.
She looked at Zach, who looked at her back and then she looked down. Zach was a great guy and things were going to be great in Italy. She put on a smile.
"Let's go." He took her hand and they walked to queue up.
"Oh wait, let me put on my lip gloss…" As Summer rooted around in her bag for the item, she was distracted by something in the waiting lounge.
A little boy, with curly black hair and deep brown eyes. He had a plastic horse with him too.
Her throat suddenly dried up, as she stood there open mouthed.
"A sign…" She whispered.
"Sum, what's up?" Zach asked, concerned. He put his hand on her shoulder.
"I… I can't do this Zach."
"Ok, if you don't want to go that's fine…"
"No… I mean us." She looked at the boy again, and Zach looked too.
He nodded. "I didn't even think you'd make it past the security gates."
Summer nodded too and looked up at him.
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok. Do you want me to take you home?"
"Please."
They left without another word and drove back in silence.
"So… I guess this is it for us?" He said.
Summer didn't even need to answer. But she did tell him one thing though.
"You were right at the SnO.C… about Cohen and I."
"Yeah." He replied. "Be happy with him Summer, he's a great guy."
"I know… I really don't deserve him."
As she shut the door, and watched Zach sadly drive away, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
No more Zach, just Cohen. Seth. And even though they were friends now, the chemistry was still there.
She was determined to put things right and say sorry for her behaviour towards him when he first came back.
Her behaviour towards him at all times really, the laughing in his face, the denial, the sabotage and the breaks ups she remembered, with a small stab of pain.
She needed to make up for all the hard times she put him through; she just hoped he would forgive her.
Summer flipped open her cell. Seth's number was still on speed dial.
"Cohen, I need to talk to you, it's urgent."
"Uh, ok is there something wrong?"
"No, no not at all. I just need to see you Seth. Something happened today and it made me realise something."
Summer had called him by his actual name. There must be something up.