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Julie Cooper had just opened the door to get the mail when she saw Marissa stumbling up the driveway. She was horribly pale and looked like she was about to be sick.

"Marissa, what's going on?" Julie asked quite sternly.

Marissa didn't even look at her mother, or spoke a word to her. She just went past her like a zombie into the house, collapsing on the couch.

"Marissa what is going on?" Julie asked again.

"I took a bus. From Chino," Marissa replied, staring straight up at the ceiling. She couldn't look anyone in the eye, not even her mother.

"Why the hell were you in Chino? It was about Ryan wasn't it? What has he done now? Just tell me…" Julie was spouting out questions left and right. It was getting on Marissa's nerves so she finally told her the truth.

"I killed Trey okay!" Marissa sobbed, "He tried to kill Ryan so I shot him! I...I'm a murderer."

Julie, for once, was completely speechless. Just as she was about to scream at Marissa for doing such a 'stupid' thing she remembered the hug Marissa had given her earlier that day. She remembered how her and Marissa were just becoming a family again, and she didn't want anything to stand in the way of that.

"Well," Julie replied quite calmly, "We'll just have to do something about your little mistake, won't we? I won't have my baby locked up in juvie."

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Ryan was driving frantically down the street, looking everywhere for Marissa.

"Marissa could be anywhere, although she does have a tendency to stumble down dark alleyways, like in Tijuana. Hey, maybe she popped some more pills and-"

Both Summer and Ryan gave Seth the 'death glare'.

"Cohen, shut up," Summer said, not the way she would normally say it though. It sounded softer, like she was in a daze.

Seth decided it would be best not to speak anymore.

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The phone rang.

"Hello?" Sandy answered.

"Sandy? I need you to come to Chino right now. Something's happened and I need your help," Ryan replied on the other end, "Can I meet you at my old house?"

"Sure. I'll be there as soon as I can," Sandy answered.

He got his keys and went out the door as fast as he could. He could tell something was wrong.

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Meanwhile, Julie and Marissa were already in Chino.

Julie knew what she had to do, and nothing was going to ruin her chances of having a family again, not even the police.

"Marissa, I want you to stay in the car," Julie ordered, "Please, this is for your own good."

"What are you going to do?" Marissa asked, still shaken. She decided to listen to her mother for once and not run away.

Julie didn't answer. Getting out of the car, she locked Marissa in. She saw Trey's door was open. Looking inside, she saw his body.

As quickly as she could, Julie grabbed Trey by the legs and dragged him across the floor, onto the street, and into the trunk of her car. The body left a line of blood behind it.

"Mom! What the hell do you think you're doing!" Marissa screamed. She was feeling utterly sick after looking at the dead body, and decided she would have no part in what her mother was doing.

Just as Marissa was about to open the door, she realized her mother had locked the doors.

Marissa wanted to get out, but she couldn't.

"MOM, let me out!" Marissa rasped.

"No, if I do you'll do something stupid--more stupid," Julie snapped.

Marissa just sobbed as Julie started the car and drove back home.

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So that was chapter 1. I hope you enjoyed it, and expect to see chapter 2 up soon. Thanks for reading!