Seth sat down on the step outside the porch.

the roses withered away as seth grasped them. Then it hit him. Why doesnt he call her?

He grabbed his cell out of his pocket and dialled her number.

ring ring, ring ring, ring ring, ring ring.

'hey this is summer, obviously. You should know that since you called me. Well, I cant get to the phone or Im screaming because you creeped me out. Leave a message'

'hey its seth. Im ready for the dance...are you ready yet? anyway, call me back when you get this. Im waiting outside my house. Love you' seth said on her answering machine...

anna and ryan arrived at the dance. the decorations were beautiful. marissa was talking to ren and saw ryan arrive. she went over to collect his ticket

'hey' marissa said invitingly

'hey. this is- wow' ryan said complimentary

'yeah? you like it?' marissa asked caring for his answer

'yeah of course. you did a-' ryan said. anna grabbed his arm softly

'c'mon, lets dance' anna said as she pulled him onto the dancefloor.

ryan gave marissa a small goodbye signal. marissa felt alone so she walked over to ren.

'wanna dance?' marissa said as she pulled ren closer. they held each other a started to dance.

the couples were dancing near eachother at a seeing distance.
anna pulled ryan closer as they danced to 'forever young'. Ryan wasnt sure how to react so he held her close too. It felt kinda good for him...just like the sno.c when maris-...

marissa saw this and held ren closer. ren obliging by this moved his hand her 'behind'. marissa, startled by this, played along by whispering things into his ear and playing with his hair.

ryan could see this. marissa could see him see her. she was pleased with herself. Ryan felt a need to punch this guy. he was angry inside and overprotected...but of what?...then anna whispered into his ear

'wanna get some fresh air?'

'definately' ryan said as anna led him out seductively

marissa saw and didnt look too happy. she really didnt mean to scare him off like that. she didnt. She finally realized ren still had his hand on her ass and she pulled off.

'whats wrong' ren asked, confused by her manner

'you.' marissa said. oops. she didnt mean to say that out loud.

'I mean, I just wanna take this slow...could you go get me some punch?' marissa asked ren

'...sure...' ren said as he walked away.

marissa sat down on the bench. she didnt know what to do. and there was noone to turn to. ryan was gone. ryan was her only escape. noone could replace him.