Chapter Seventeen
"I'm going to leave." Seth nodded, as the two didn't even turn to look at him. Seth led himself out the door, shutting it almost silently behind him. Even though the sound was almost thunderous, Marissa and Ryan were too absorbed in the moment to hear anything.
Ryan gazed at Marissa, as her eye lashes touched her cheek gently, and her lips curled into a soft smile. Why hadn't Ryan realised that Marissa was there all along? Why had he reminisced with the school's biggest bad girl, crawling into the distasteful temptations? Jess seemed to be like an open offer- for some reason, Ryan was not intimidated by this girl, and yet Marissa, even at this moment sent chills down his spine. Why did this particular girl do that to him? Why didn't Jess? Why are girls so complicated- Ryan thought, right then and there, as he continued to stare at Marissa's innocent, and longing smile.
"Did you mean what you said before?" Ryan asked in a curious whisper, not knowing what reply he wanted in turn. At the moment, he didn't care, because in the deepest part of his gut, he knew it was true, but in his heart he hoped it wasn't. Ryan felt so childish around Marissa- his insides got all warm and mushy, his phrases seemed desperate and juvenile, and the way he stared at her was probably more than frightening. All his actions could not be stopped- it was just something about this girl that made Ryan tick like a bomb ready to explode in the midst of nowhere.
"In a way, I did, Ryan. It's the rational truth, but there are some exceptions, and both of us know that." Marissa blinked carefully, wishing she didn't say all those cruel things. Sure, they were true at the moment of fleeting anger and frustration, but now, when it was peaceful and serene, love had a totally new outlook, "Can we just completely forget what I said in the last five minutes?" Marissa asked quietly, enveloping her whole body in the mysterious moment, "I guess I just say the most idiotic things when I'm around you, and the worst part is, that I can't help it eitherway." Marissa grinned, as she stared at Ryan.