Don't worry…this chapter will have drama, but I'm not going for an award. Just good fun people!
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Wanting the Unknown
"Hey guys…what's going on?" Seth asked as he and Summer approached Ryan and Marissa at the dock.
Marissa turned around, giving the two a small smile.
"Hey, now if you're going to suddenly break some bad news, I would really rather-hey what's that?" Seth wondered, looking at a piece of paper in Marissa's hand.
She smiled again, and grabbed Ryan's hand. Ryan smiled too, which was very uncharacteristic of them both. Now Summer was looking at her best friend with curiosity shining in her eyes.
"What is it Coop?"
"I got accepted," Marissa whispered, barely audible.
"You got…WHAT?" Seth said, now thoroughly confused.
"I got accepted," she said again, this time louder.
"To where?" Summer wondered, looking at Marissa, Ryan, Seth, and finally settling her gaze on Marissa.
Marissa glanced at Ryan, and seeming to gain some confidence, she said a little louder, "I got accepted to USC. The college. And I'm probably going to go there."
Summer gasped and threw herself at Marissa, giving her a huge hug.
"Hey I got accepted too! What if we both go? How weird would that be?" Seth laughed.
Ryan quickly cleared his throat. "Um…I got accepted too," he said shyly, pulling out a crumpled paper from his back pocket.
"RYAN! Oh my god…this is gonna be so fun…college with everyone-" and suddenly Seth stopped. Summer had backed away a little from the group. His stomach dropped. She was looking down at the ground, smiling a sad little smile.
Oh God. Summer. She hadn't even turned in an application to USC. For some reason, Seth had forgotten this little detail. He had been so caught up with the summer, and college had seemed so far away. Suddenly, it was closer than ever.
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Seth pulled into Summer's driveway. They both sat there in silence, not looking at each other. Summer sighed, and turned to Seth.
"What's going on? Why are you so quiet?"
"Summer. Did you not just hear Ryan and Marissa? They both got accepted to USC…so did I…but you-"
"Cohen." She started looking at him strangely, "It's only been a month into summer. We've got a whole two more months. Especially to decide where everyone is going to go. So let's please not stress about this. You never know what could happen."
Seth took a deep breath and relaxed a little. If Summer wasn't stressed, then he shouldn't be either. She was about to open the door, when Seth grabbed her hand.
She looked back, her deep brown eyes filled with an unknown emotion. He squeezed her hand quickly, and leaned in for a kiss. The kiss was filled with bitterness, sweetness, anger, sadness, and most of all love. Summer ran her fingers through his hair, and suddenly broke apart from his mouth.
"I love you," she whispered.
"I love you too…" Seth answered.
And they both knew it was true. There was no need to explain, or say it everyday. It was unspoken. For some reason, they both knew without verbally expressing it. Every "I love you" was usually whispered at some intimate moment. They didn't feel the need to say it in abundance. Because just seeing each other was enough, and they already knew just by looking at each other.
As Summer walked to her front door, Seth watched her, thinking.
If she wasn't worried, then he certainly shouldn't be worried. But he couldn't help the nagging feeling in his stomach.
"Who knows what could happen?"
He wouldn't worry. At least he would try not too.
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wow thanks guys for the reviews! I never expected to actually get any! It sure feels good to know that people actually like and appreciate my stories! I'll really try not to add to much drama into this. I know exactly how you guys feel…we just need a fluffy story, with no drama in it. I completely understand! So hopefully the next chapter will be lighter and funnier! Keep reviewing, I love it! (also the next chapter should be longer!)