hey guys! sorry it's taken me FOREVER to post the new chapter! Things have been crazy. This chapter is kinda short, but dont worry...I promise to make the next one 3 times as long! ENJOY!
Ch.13
Ryan sat beside Seth in the hospital room. Seth stared out the window, barely moving.
"So, the doctor said you can probably get outta here tomorrow...that's good news, right?"
Seth blinked.
"Yea, great."
Ryan sighed. He knew Seth was going through hell. And it killed him that he didnt know how to make things better for him.
He had never really had a brother. Not one that actually cared about him at least. Trey, his older brother, was always off, getting into trouble.
Hell, Ryan had never had a real friend until Seth came along.
"I mean, just think about it...this time tomorrow, its gonna be me, and u, and a whole lotta video games."
Seth smirked.
Ryan looked around. He saw Sandy talking to the doctor in the hall. He tried to listen.
"I don't want to go home."
Ryan jerked around.
"What?"
Seth looked at him.
"I don't want to go home. I don't want to do anything, I don't want to play videogames, or watch movies, or listen to music...not without her."
Ryan frowned.
"You cant keep doin this to yourself man. None of this is your fault."
"You see, that doesn't help me Ryan, because you know what? ALL of this is my fault."
"Seth-"
"I should have been there the first night she was attacked. I shouldn't have let her convince me with those big brown eyes to let her go to the cemetery. I should have stopped Sean from taking her..."
"Seth, you were lying on the ground with a bullet in your stomach. There was nothing you could have done."
"And now she's...she's..." Seth trailed off, unable to finish that sentence.
Hurt. Alone. Dead...
Every answer took the air out of his lungs.
"Seth..."
"Can I just be alone Ryan? Please?"
Ryan nodded and slowly walked out of the room, giving Seth one more look before he left.
Sandy stopped him in the hall.
"How is he?"
"About the same."
Sandy nodded solemnly.
"Things will get better tomorrow...let's go find Kirsten."
Seth looked around the room.
"I"m coming Summer..."
His eyes closed shut, drifting him off to sleep...
To see her.
She was there. Her long brown hair blowing in the breeze. She sat on the beach, smiling, waiting for him.
She always met him in his dreams.
"Hey you," she said.
"Hey you," he smiled back.
He grabbed her, pulling her next to him.
"I miss you."
"Miss me? How can you miss me, I'm right here."
He smiled sadly.
"This I just a dream. I wonderful dream. In the morning I'll wake up, and you'll be gone."
She laughed.
"You can't get rid of me that easy Cohen. So what if this is all just a dream? I still love you, just as much, is not MORE, than ever."
He smiled.
"Well I'm glad to hear it."
She nodded.
"Now, what are we going to do today?"
He thought for a moment.
In last nights dream they had sailed the Summer Breeze to Tahitit.
The night before, they had spent all day in the arcade.
"Let's just stay here." Seth finally said.
She smiled and nodded and she sat down, pulling him down with her.
"I was hoping you would say that."
Seth opened his arms as she leaned into him, Seth wrapping his arms around her.
He inhaled deeply.
"I miss the smell of your hair."
She laughed.
"Cohen, you're being weird."
Seth bit his lip.
"I'm going to find you Summer." he whispered into her ear.
She looked over her shoulder, at his face. Her eyes locked with his.
"I know you will Seth.. But first, you better answer that."
"What?"
SETH!
Seth's eyes snapped open. Sandy was sitting next to him.
"NO," he said loudly. "I didn't get to say goodbye to her..."
"Seth," Sandy said again, more strongly.
"What is it dad?"
He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone.
"You have a phone call."
Seth grabbed the phone confused.
You better answer that.
"Summer." he whispered, putting hte phone to his ear.
He gulped.
"Summer?"
"Awww, sorry to disappoint you Sethy..."
Seth sat up.
"Sean..."