Summer, Seth, Ryan and Marissa had begun to eat lunch together everyday. They would sit at their own little table in the back of the patio, so that they would not be disturbed. Marissa usually got a salad, seeing as how she was a vegetarian. She would get that with an orange juice, and a bag of potato chips. This was a typical lunch for her. Ryan would usually get something from the grill. A hamburger or something like that. He would get milk with it, but no side. Seth throughly enjoyed the school's tuna melts. Summer liked hamburgers, like Ryan. Usually she would get something like that, an orange juice, and a bag of potato chips.
"So do you guys want to do anything with me and Seth after school?" Summer asked Ryan and Marissa. They looked at each other. In recent days, they had begun to hang out a little, and really enjoyed it. Ryan knew that he really wanted Marissa to be more than just his friend.
"Um... I guess. What do you guys want to do?" Marissa asked. She looked at Ryan.
"We can all hang out at the house," Ryan suggested. They all nodded their heads agreeing. Seth and Summer finished their lunches.
"Hey, Seth, wanna go get dessert?" Summer asked.
"Sure," Seth replied. They picked up their trays and brought them back into the cafeteria to dump, and get dessert, which today happened to be vanilla ice cream. Ryan decided he would take this opportunity to talk to Marissa - alone.
"Hey, so I was thinking," Ryan started to say.
"Thinking about what?" Marissa asked. She pushed her salad around with her fork.
"I was wondering, if maybe, you would want to get back together. To be my girlfriend again?" Ryan asked Marissa. He smiled at her.
She smiled back and said, "I'd love to be your girlfriend again." She kissed him, just as Seth and Summer walked back to the table with their ice creams.
"Well I see you two have made up," Seth said with a grin. Summer and he sat down across from them with their ice creams.
"So now I guess we can do couply stuff together," Summer told them, as she took a big bite of the ice cream.
They smiled at her, just as someone walked over to the table to deliver a message to Ryan and Marissa. The note was from the office, and it told them to go to the Dean of Discipline's office after lunch. It did not say what it was about, but this worried Marissa - and Ryan.
Summer, Seth, Ryan and Marissa had begun to eat lunch together everyday. They would sit at their own little table in the back of the patio, so that they would not be disturbed. Marissa usually got a salad, seeing as how she was a vegetarian. She would get that with an orange juice, and a bag of potato chips. This was a typical lunch for her. Ryan would usually get something from the grill. A hamburger or something like that. He would get milk with it, but no side. Seth throughly enjoyed the school's tuna melts. Summer liked hamburgers, like Ryan. Usually she would get something like that, an orange juice, and a bag of potato chips.
"So do you guys want to do anything with me and Seth after school?" Summer asked Ryan and Marissa. They looked at each other. In recent days, they had begun to hang out a little, and really enjoyed it. Ryan knew that he really wanted Marissa to be more than just his friend.
"Um... I guess. What do you guys want to do?" Marissa asked. She looked at Ryan.
"We can all hang out at the house," Ryan suggested. They all nodded their heads agreeing. Seth and Summer finished their lunches.
"Hey, Seth, wanna go get dessert?" Summer asked.
"Sure," Seth replied. They picked up their trays and brought them back into the cafeteria to dump, and get dessert, which today happened to be vanilla ice cream. Ryan decided he would take this opportunity to talk to Marissa - alone.
"Hey, so I was thinking," Ryan started to say.
"Thinking about what?" Marissa asked. She pushed her salad around with her fork.
"I was wondering, if maybe, you would want to get back together. To be my girlfriend again?" Ryan asked Marissa. He smiled at her.
She smiled back and said, "I'd love to be your girlfriend again." She kissed him, just as Seth and Summer walked back to the table with their ice creams.
"Well I see you two have made up," Seth said with a grin. Summer and he sat down across from them with their ice creams.
"So now I guess we can do couply stuff together," Summer told them, as she took a big bite of the ice cream.
They smiled at her, just as someone walked over to the table to deliver a message to Ryan and Marissa. The note was from the office, and it told them to go to the Dean of Discipline's office after lunch. It did not say what it was about, but this worried Marissa - and Ryan.
"I wonder what this is for?" Marissa asked Ryan.
"I don't know. I haven't beaten anyone up lately," Ryan replied. He took the last bite of his hamburger, chewed and swallowed it. "When does it say to be there?"
"As soon as possible, I guess," Marissa told him. She had finished her salad. "Should we go?"
Ryan nodded his head and said, "Let's dump and go."
He and Marissa got up from the table, said good-bye to Seth and Summer, and went over to dump their trays at the trash can. Once they had dumped they walked across the school campus to where the Dean of Discipline's office was. His office was right near Dr. Kim's. They waited outside until one of them called them in.
"Well, this is a weird way to start dating, huh? We get called down here, together. A fairytale start to a fairytale romance!" Marissa said, sarcastically. Ryan smiled at her.
"I want to make this work. To make us work, no matter what. I know... that I'm not always the easiest person to be with, and I know that this isn't going to be easy. It never was easy, but I love you. I always have. Sometimes I just need a little help remembering that," Ryan told her.
"I know you love me. I love you too," Marissa replied. Just then, the Dean and Dr. Kim came out of the office. They asked for Ryan and Marissa to go inside, and have a seat, which they did.
"We want to talk to you both about your... futures at this educational institution," Dr. Kim stated. She sat down next to the Dean and across from Ryan and Marissa.
"What about our futures here at Harbor?" Marissa asked, very pointedly. Marissa looked very worried, but she tried to hold her stern composure.
"We all know about what has happened this past summer to your families. The death of your step-father, Marissa. We know that someone close to both of you is in rehabilitation, Kirsten Cohen was your step-sister, Marissa, and your guardian, Ryan. We also know about the incident involving both of you and Trey Atwood," the Dean of Discipline told them.
"So what does that have to do with anything?" Ryan asked
"The school has talked about it, and we feel it best, for you, Ryan, if you were to meet with myself and Dr. Kim every day until we decide you don't need to anymore. This is so you have someone to talk to, and so we can evaluate you - to decide if you should still attend this educational institution," the dean told Ryan. Then he focused on Marissa, and said "Miss Cooper, we know that your family has invested a lot into this school, and not just financially. However, it was the school's decision that as of Monday, you will no longer be able to attend The Harbor School."
"What? But I've already started my senior year here!" Marissa exclaimed. She could not understand why this was happening to her, and now.
"Marissa, the school felt that since you shot someone, it was not appropriate for you to continue your education here. Other students and parents have complained," Dr. Kim tried to explain.
"Do my parents or my lawyer know about this?" Marissa asked. Her eyes were burning with hate.
"Yes we spoke with Mr. Cohen, and your mother this morning," the Dean told her. She stood up from her seat and walked out the door. She was enraged. Marissa could not believe that the school was kicking her out. Neither could Ryan, in fact, they both thought that he would be the one kicked out of Harbor. Ryan followed Marissa out of the room. She was just standing outside, not knowing what to do.
"I'm really sorry. If there is anything I can do - " Ryan told her.
"Thanks, but I think I'm just going to finish out the day, and then go home and talk about this with my dad," Marissa told him. She shrugged. Marissa felt very los. Her whole life was at Harbor, and now she was being forced to leave it. "I don't know what to do now."
"Okay, but if you do want to hang out, or want someone else to talk to, I'll be at home," Ryan replied. He hugged Marissa and walked her to her next class of the day. Right then he wished that he could be in her shoes, so she would not have to transfer, and so that he could really understand what she was truly going through; however, he knew that would never happen.