Chapter 5 – Find Me And Follow Me
Seth stood by his open locker staring at a picture of Summer he had cut off last year's yearbook and stuck on the inside door. He was awoken from his daydream by a very familiar voice. "Hi Seth."
Seth spun round to find Summer standing confidentially before him. He slammed his locker door shut. "Oh, hey Summer." A touch of surprise crept into his voice. "You know my name?"
"Of course I know your name, Seth. Why wouldn't I know your name, Seth?"
"No reason, except you've never said it to me before. Ever."
Summer uncomfortably shifted her feet. "Yeah. Well. I hear your parents are throwing a party this Saturday."
"Oh." Seth said in realization.
Summer looked up at him with her big bright brown eyes. "And I was wondering…"
Before she could finish Seth had answered her. "Yeah, sure you can come."
"Great. Thank you." Summer leaned forward and hugged Seth. For a brief moment of time Seth felt nothing, saw nothing, experienced nothing, but that hug. His huge world was that moment. The warmth of her body against his, the smell of her perfume, the flash of attraction as her mouth passed his, he made sure he remembered everything. Unfortunately for Seth it was over as soon as it began and Summer went back to standing before him.
He was about to say something when from behind his right shoulder the tall blonde-haired figure of Nick Banford appeared. Summer's face lit up with a mixture of joy, nervousness, and embarrassment. "Err…hi Nick." She managed to get out.
"Hey Summer." Nick said, beaming his bright white teeth for the world to see.
Seth uncomfortably raised a hand of welcome, which Nick failed to acknowledge, before quickly putting it down again.
"So, are you going to that charity drinks thing at the Cohen's?"
Summer tried desperately hard to appear blasé. "Yeah. You?"
Nick brushed his hair with his left hand. "Of course. There'll be some very important people there. Got to network for the future."
Summer suddenly had the vision of Nick sitting behind a huge desk with the New York skyline visible through the window behind him.
Nick walked past Summer before turning round to give her one last blast of his smile. "I'll see you there."
A girlish smile flashed over Summer's face. "Bye Nick."
Summer turned round to find Seth was no longer there. She shrugged her shoulders. "He must have been late for class."