A/N: Yay! Chapter 4 is up! Hoorah! Anyways... lol, just to start off with...I have some shout-outs!
J – Yeah, I get your drift. I liked Trey a lot when he first entered the show! But after I saw what he did to Marissa I despised him! But, yeah. I figured I'd add him into the story. As for who was texting Marissa, I'm not telling! Lol. But, that should be cleared up next chapter…Maybe! Lol. No. YOU ROCK.
The O.C.-oholic – Ha-ha. That review seriously made my day! I'm really happy to hear that I've improved in writing! And yeah, your story was amazing! I loved it! Yeah I know…I'm really bad with grammar! I really need a beta.
Leentje -Thanks! Lol. Yes, the creepy messages. I don't that just sort of came to my mind. So, I figured I'd add it in there!
Emily – Yes! You're totally right. Thanks for letting me know! I appreciate it. But, I don't think I'm going to fix it sense it was already written and all. Anyways, it's fanfic! I can do what I'd like, right:)
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FanFic-Fan-Forever – Thanks! I'm glad you like it! I'm not sure how I'm going to make things end up just yet. Lol.!
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MyHubbyIsOB – Ryan's accident, I'm assuming you're talking about, right? That happened a couple days ago! If you have anymore questions at all feel free to ask, they will be answered! Lol.
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Yay! I'm finally done with shout outs. Well, I wanna thank each any every one of you who reviewed again, it means so much to me! Thanks! Always … On with chapter 4! I hope you like it! It's longer ( i think. lol.)! (I'm sorry about any grammar/spelling mistakes. IM REALLY TIRED. Lol. I wanted to get this chapter up and ready. K here it is! )
Chapter 4
Visits and Schemes
Seth emerged back into the room with a bag of Doritos in hand. He shut the door behind him as he saw Trey sitting in his chair, across from Ryan. He scanned the room and finally set his eyes on a chair in the far left corner of the room. He ambled toward the corner grabbing a hold of the chair and pulling it near Ryan's hospital bed. He collapsed back into the chair and looked toward Trey who seemed to be in a daze of his brother's unconscious body. He sighed softly; the room had fallen completely silent. He hated the quiet. He opens his bag of chips and grabbed a few, stuffing them into his mouth, chomping down on them. "Want some chips?" He asked Trey between chews.
Trey snapped out of the little daze he had been in at the sound of Seth's voice, he looked toward him and shook his head slowly. "Nah, I'm good." He answered quietly.
Seth shrugged. "More for me…" He muttered taking a few more chips and chewing them up as he swallowed them. He looked toward Ryan listening to the beeping of the monitor that was hooked up to him. Ryan had to make it out of this…He truly did believe he would. Ryan was strong always had been ever sense he first came to Newport. When he beat up the water polo team at Holly's party and saved him from Luke beating the hell out of him. He really couldn't afford or handle loosing a friend as good as Ryan. Ryan had been his only friend for a long time. Before Ryan came his life was hell, he wasn't even going to get into that. But, he really didn't want Ryan to die. He just wanted him to wake up so everything could return to how it used to be. He finally shook his head snapping out of his thoughts of Ryan. He switched over to thinking about Summer. He figured he should probably stop by and see her seeing how he left her confused at school after he had just yelled at Marissa.
Seth stood up slowly from the chair he had retrieved from the corner and directed his attention to Trey. "Hey man, I'm gonna take off. I have some stuff to take care of…I'll see you later." He said as he started toward the door. He didn't even bother telling Trey to tell Ryan anything when he woke up. Because he knew…Ryan wouldn't be waking up anytime soon.
Trey nodded. "See ya man." He called out to Seth. He watched as Seth exited the room. He turned his attention back to Ryan, letting out a heavy sigh. "Guess it's just you and me." He said shifting in his chair, making himself comfortable. He wasn't going to leave just yet.
Marissa bit her lip as she paced around downstairs in front of the front door. She was waiting for Summer to get there. She felt like she was being watched…All the time now ever sense she looked at those messages on her cell phone. Her cell phone beeped a few times while she had been waiting for Summer, which meant that she had new messages. But…She didn't dare to look.
Summer hastily pulled into Marissa's driveway and stepped out of her car. She grabbed her cell phone from her purse, turning it off. Right now she needed her full attention on Marissa. She closed the door behind her and walked up to Marissa's front door placing a small knock on it. She waited for Marissa to answer. She was worried about her friend…She seemed so freaked out of the phone. That worried her; she just needed to talk to Marissa.
As soon as Marissa heard a knock at the door she immediately thrust it open, seeing Summer at the door. "Hey Sum." She said, trying to stay calm. She stepped aside motioning for her best friend to come inside.
Summer smiled and rushed passed Marissa and inside. She turned to her best friend. "Okay Coop, give me the 411. Why were you acting so weird on the phone? I mean you were all freaked out like you just saw a ghost or something. So, tell me what's going on. And I want the truth. Best friends don't lie." She said nodding proudly.
Marissa sighed. She bit her lip. "Well," She started. She couldn't tell Summer about the messages on her cell phone. She didn't want to worry her…I mean, for all she knew it could just be someone messing with her. So, she decided to tell Summer the other thing that had been bugging her. "It's the whole Ryan thing. It's all my fault that he's in a coma. Even Seth knows it! If I had stayed sober just once and actually was responsible Ryan would be fine. I should be the one in a coma…Not him. He doesn't deserve it…I do." She responded straightforwardly.
Summer frowned, feeling awful for her best friend. "Aw Coop…" She said quietly. She spread her hands out signaling Marissa for a hug.
Marissa now had tears streaming freely down her cheeks. She walked toward Summer hugging her as sobbed slightly.
Summer felt terrible, she never really knew that Marissa had blamed this whole thing on herself. "Coop, it's not your fault. It was an accident…That's why they call it a car accident." Summer replied wisely. "Anyways, don't listen to Cohen he's just as upset as you are over the whole Ryan thing…He'll take any free shot he has to blame someone." She said as she pulled back from the hug. "Y'know, Coop, Chino is your boyfriend…And you haven't even visited him in the hospital yet. So...What'd you say we go down there?" She asked raising her eyebrows slightly.
Marissa shook her head violently. "No. No way…I'm the last person Ryan wants to see right now believe me." She said.
Summer crossed her arms over her chest. "You see Coop, that's where you're wrong. Chino's in a coma. He can't see you at all. His eyes are closed. So that's all the more reason why we should go. C'mon Coop." She said taking a hold of Marissa's arm and leading her toward the door.
Marissa sighed, kind of trying to force her arm away from Summer's grip. But, she knew she wouldn't be going anywhere but the hospital at this point. "This is a bad idea…" She said as Summer led her out of her house.
Seth made his way out to the hospital parking lot. He walked toward the range rover, unlocking the door and getting inside. He grabbed his cell phone from his pocket and dialed Summer's number…It rang a few times before he got her voicemail. "Summer…its Seth. I thought maybe we could do something. Well, call me later…Bye." With that said he flipped his cell phone shut putting it back into his pocket. He turned his car on and decided maybe he'd go get something to eat at the Crab Shack while he waited for Summer to give him a call back. He pulled out of the hospital parking lot and headed down the street, toward the Crab Shack.
Summer drove down the street toward the hospital. She looked toward Marissa who had had all her attention directed on what was going on out the window. She directed her attention back to the road in front of her and finally spoke. "Trust me Coop, this is what you need right now. You need to see Ryan." She stated simply.
Marissa silently nodded, still keeping her attention focused on the blur of trees and houses that passed as Summer speeded toward the hospital.
Summer pulled into the hospital a few seconds later finding a parking spot right up front. Must have been her lucky day. "Okay…So, you ready?" She asked as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
Marissa nodded. "Yeah, I think I am." She said looking toward her best friend. "But, Sum. I think this is something I need to do on my own. " She said hoping her best friend would understand.
Summer nodded. "Yeah, sure, whatever you want to do." She responded with a small smile.
Marissa smiled back toward her. "That's what I wanna do. But…I might be a while…So, maybe you could pick me up in a little while?" She asked.
Summer nodded. "Sure. Yeah, that'd be fine." She said.
Marissa nodded. "Okay." She stated as she pushed the door of Summer's car open. She stepped out and looked back toward her friend. "Oh, and Sum?"
Summer quickly looked toward Marissa. "Yeah?"
Marissa gave her a small smile. "Thanks, for bringing me here."
"No problem!" Summer answered.
Marissa shut the door and gave Summer a small wave, and then she started toward the entrance of the hospital.
Trey emerged from the men's bathroom, about to head back toward Ryan's room until his cell phone began ringing. He sighed as he answered it. "What do you want?" He asked slightly annoyed.
"Don't sound so upset to hear from me." A girl's voice answered from the other line.
Trey sighed. "Look, Jess. I don't have time to be playing games with you. What do you want?" He asked.
Jess sighed. "I need your help with something." She answered.
"With what?" Trey asked as he glanced around the hospital, seeing bunches of nurses and doctors pass him.
Jess smirked. "Well, if I tell you…You won't do it. So, I'll meet you at The Bait Shop in 15 minutes." She said quickly hanging up her phone.
Trey was about to respond but Jess had already hung up. He sighed and hung his phone up as well. He started toward the exit of the hospital, walking out. His next stop would be The Bait Shop.
Marissa emerged into the hospital and straight to the front desk. "Hi, could you please tell me what room I could find Ryan Atwood in?" She asked the woman at the front counter. The woman quickly gave her the answer she wanted along with directions on how to get there. She made her way toward the elevator, pressing the arrow to go up. And waited for the elevator to reach her floor.
Summer just remembered she had turned her cell phone off and quickly turned it back on. She had noticed she had gotten one new message. She was about to play it until her cell phone had began to ring. She answered her phone quickly and put it to her ear. "Hello?" She spoke into the receiver.
"Summer. Hey…It's Zach. I was hoping maybe you could meet me at the Crab Shack. I really need to talk to you." He answered.
"Zach…Hey…" She said a little uneasily. "Uh, well…" She looked toward the clock in her car. It read 6:30PM. She figured she'd call Seth later. He probably needed sometime to himself right now anyway. "Sure. That'd be…Great." She answered.
Zach smiled. "Alright, then I'll meet you there?" Zach asked.
Summer nodded. "Yeah, I'm not to far from The Crab Shack anyway…So I'm on my way there right now."
"Okay I'll see you in a bit." Zach responded.
"Bye." Summer said hanging her phone up, forgetting all about the message that had been left on her cell phone. She speeded out of the parking lot of the hospital and down the street…Making her way toward the Crab Shack.
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A/N: Well, that was chapter 4! The title to this chapter is kind of crappy, I know! I'm sorry! But I'm pretty tired, lol. I wanted to stay up and finish up this chapter for you guys! So, if you have any ideas for a new chapter name...Let me know! I could use one! Thanks…OH! For the whole Jess/Trey thing. I have a bad memory, so I can't remember if Trey met Jess while he was living at the Cohen's or if he was living in his new apartment. But, in this fic…He met her while he was still living the Cohen's. And...Yeah, he IS still living at the Cohen's. Lol, anyway…Now that you've read this chapter……Go review! The more reviews, the more I'll want to continue! Well, I'm off to bed! Lol. Bye!
