"Well, Ryan, I tried talking to her, and she told me that she couldn't deal with this right now; at the moment, the only thing she has on her mind is looking after your girlfriend." Seth sat his tray down on the table, next to Ryan's.
Girlfriend. That word again. Somehow I doubt she's my girlfriend; that would require her to talk to me.
"So, it seems to me that my problem isn't gonna get any better until things are sorted out with Marissa…which is where you come in. What's going on there, dude?"
Ryan looked at him and bit his lip. If I tell him, if I say it out loud, its like publicly acknowledging that Marissa broke up with me. I…I don't wanna do that just yet; I've got to try and talk to her again. "Its…confusing bro; too much detail to go into over lunch."
Seth frowned slightly and nodded. "You going to visit her after school?"
Ryan paused for a second. "Yeah, I am. And then…then when I get back, maybe we'll talk." Depending on the outcome; I may not feel like talking a whole lot.
"Okay. Well, whatever's going on, I hope you get it sorted; because Summer said she's not in the mood to talk to me right now; she's busy looking after Marissa and her problems."
Ryan nodded slightly, then tucked into his lunch. He hadn't eaten properly for a while; he didn't really feel like it either; but the last thing he wanted was to blank out if he got the chance to talk to Marissa.