Ch..9

"I cant believe I actually felt sorry for that woman," Summer said, her teeth clenching in anger.

Marissa gave her a glass of water.

"You had no idea that she was involved in all of this Sum...none of us would have ever guessed."

"It just makes me so mad...and the things I said to my dad at the funeral..."she trailed off. The words, I HATE YOU still ringing through her ears.

"So, you're really leaving then?" Marissa asked.

Summer didn't answer. The cops had given her two choices: They could put her somewhere safe, in another part of the country until they caught Sean and Sara...

Or she could stay in Newport and be bait.

She hated both options.

"Seth really wants me to go...he's worried that something might happen if I stay."

Marissa nodded.

"I can understand that...I mean look at what they have already done...who knows what they will do next."

"But if I stay, then they're going to try and get me...and I want to be there and see the look on that bitches face when she goes down."

"So...you're staying then?"

"Absolutely not!"

The girls turned around to see Seth and Ryan in the doorway.

"Summer is not staying here," Seth said carrying a large duffel bag. "We're going to go somewhere where she can be safe."

"Seth, this isn't your decision," Summer said coldly.

He stared at her.

"I couldn't bear the thought of something else happening to you Summer...I'm too selfish to lose you."

"You're not going to lose me Cohen," she sighed.

"Hey, the cops said she has time to think about it," ryan said butting in. "Let's not rush her."

"There isn't any time to think about it," Seth said. "We need to get you ouit of here before they come back."

Summer stood up, looking at her three friends.

"I'm staying Cohen."

His mouth flew open.

"AND don't even try to change my mind...its not going to happen."

"But Sum-"

"No buts. If I leave, they're going to find me anyway. Or worse, they'll do something to one of you...and I couldn't handle that. Not after everything else."

"We're all going to be ok," Marissa said. "We have Ryan here...he's got some street cred," she smiled.

Summer laughed.

"Thank you Coop."

"I don't know about this," Seth said. "I know Ryan looks pretty tough in a wife beater...and I...well, I don't...but that's not the point..."

"You're rambling Cohen."

"We're not dealing with some bully at school ,or the entire water polo team here...this is serious, these are real criminals, murderers."

"Which is why we let the cops take care of everything." Ryan said. "We don't need to do anything. They know what they're doing."

"Well it took them a week to figure out who was behind all of this...do we really want to trust them with catching the bad guys?" Seth questioned.

"Listen," Summer put up her hands. "I'm tired of being scared. I'm tired of feeling sad, and lonely, and hurt...right now, I am too damn angry. So here's what we're going to do: We're going to let them come back, let them think they've won, and then take them down."

"Sum, what are you talking about?" Marissa asked growing concerned.

"I mean I want to be the one who gets them. And you better believe it wont be pretty."

"I'm afraid to ask what that means," Seth said eyeing his girlfriend.

"It means, Seth, that I am going to do whatever i can to make them feel as much pain as they have caused me...and I'm going to love every second of it."

Sara looked out the tiny airplane window. Sean was sitting next to her.

"You know what I think?" she said.

"What baby?"

"I think that this new plan of yours is fantastic."

He laughed.

"We're going to get that money baby. Once we get the girl...it's all ours."

"And it's going to be a nice touch asking the Cohens for a ransom...not only will we get my dear late husbands fortune, but we're going to get whatever we can suck out of that boyfriend of hers...it sure works out well for us that they are one of the richest families in Newport."

He sighed.

"Just think. In about 48 hours, we're going to be on our way to the Bahamas. The drinks, the sun...our own little paradise."

She smiled as she turned her attention back to the window. She could see the town below her. She laughed.

"Look out Summer...mommy's home."