"Son I want you to know I'm very proud of you."
"I am to Dad you're finally letting Mom shemr your bagel. Gutsy move."
"I'll have you know I learned from the best." Kristen said.
"Where's Ryan I really need to have a little talk with him?" Seth asked.
"Oh he went on to school early today." Sandy said.
"What? That's weird we always go together. Have you noticed anything strange about the way he's acting?"
"What do you mean Son?"
"He just seems broodier then usual."
"I haven't noticed anything."
"Yeah ok and about my party tonight I was thinking that instead of eating and then opening presents we just go gifts first."
"What party?" Kristen asked.
"You know my birthday party."
"Oh well we figured you're old enough not to have one."
"What? Are you kidding me in the town that throws more parties then in college dorm rooms?"
"We still got you a present though. Here is a check for a hundred dollars don't spend it all in one place." Sandy said as he put a folded check in Seth's shirt pocket.
"Well thanks but…."
"Alright well I've got to get to work."
"Yeah I'm going to be late too." Kristen said as they both walked out the door.
"Geez now I know how Molly Ringwald felt." Seth said as he left for school.
At School.
"There you are Ryan I've been looking all over for you."
"Oh hey man."
"Ok something's going on my parents are acting weird you're acting weird." Seth stated.
"Nothing is going on. Shouldn't you get to class?"
"Dude it's my birthday I don't have to go to class." Seth said as Summer walked by him.
"Well if it isn't Summer Roberts."
"What do you want Cohen."
"You look a little down thought I would cheer you up a bit. Did you know that seventeen years ago I was brought into this world?"
"Oh you mean that's when you spaceship crash landed on earth."
"Ha ha ha Oh Ryan isn't she a hoot. No it's my birthday and I just want to say that this is a day of change. Not just of my age but me. I'm done being obsessed with you and thinking about you all the time. I am over you."
"Well it's about time you caught up I've been over you for months now." Summer said as she walked away.
"You're not serious are you?" Ryan asked.
"Indeed I am my good friend. I've been rebuilt man gone are the parts that made me whiney and selfish. I'm the bionic Cohen if you will. Now I'm a nice selfless guy that in his off time likes to go around saving people while lame sound effects play in the background."
"Yeah you still want Summer don't you?"
"But she doesn't know that."
"You know you don't have a chance here right?"
"Hey don't rain on my parade. Just do one thing for me, just one thing."
"What?"
"Embrace the Birthday." Seth said as he walked off to class.
Ryan's cell phone began to ring, he answered.
"Hey is it still going down tonight? Don't worry I'll be there." Ryan said as he hung up his phone.
