Summer walked slowly through the quiet hallway up to her locker. She was late. For some reason she didn't care that she was late or that she had no make up on. It was English class that she was missing. Summer opened her locker and looked at the little mirror on the side. She was really tan and her long brown eyelashes made her eyes stand out. She really didn't need make up. Summer kept staring in the mirror, lost in her thoughts. She really didn't feel like going to class. She told herself it wasn't really that she wanted to get back at Cohen for not being there the other day. Because he probably didn't ever care right? Summer snapped out of her thoughts and frowned. What did she care. She just didn't want to go to class.Cohen and him being there or not, had absolutely nothing to do with it. She grabbed her purse and closed the locker. She realized she didn't know where to go. The beach. Of course. But will she come back after one class? Summer figured why not. She was just too tired to go to English but other classes she could handle. Unfortunately the best way to escape from school was through the hallway where her class was. Summer figured she could make it past the class without Mrs. Barnett seeing her. She started walking really fast, which was kind of hard because she was wearing flip flops and a short skirt. Its not like you plan skipping when you get dressed.Her shoes made a noise when they hit the ground and the sound echoed in the empty hallway. She stopped right before the classroom door. What if the teacher is sitting at the table? And staring at the hallway? Summer realized she was paranoid, she took of her shoes and tiptoed very quietly pass the door. Something made her turn around and look. Mrs Barnett was sitting with her back to the door, but Seth Cohen wasn't. It looked like he was staring at it. "Waiting for someone?"Thought Summer and kind of smiled to herself. He saw her and made an expression she couldn't read. She quickly walked away. Summer felt like going for a walk. She stopped for a second to fix her skirt. She heard footsteps behind her and kind of froze. "Please don't be a teacher", she thought.
A familiar voice made her turn around.
- " Why Summer Roberts skipping class! Do you always walk around with no shoes on?" Anna Stern was standing there with a very fake smile on her face.
Summer gave her a cold look.
-" How I walk around is none of your business." She wanted to say so much more but for some reason she just couldn't. In the back of her mind Summer realized she didn't want Anna to think she was jealous of her or anything.
- " Its my business who you walk around with. So I'll say this once. Stay away from Seth."
Summer stared at her in disbelief. She felt anger rising.
- " How about you tell him to stay away from me?"
-" Don't play stupid, the whole school knows you like him. Don't get your hopes up. He does the same thing with everybody."
Summer stared at her. Speechless for probably the first time. At the moment she hated Cohen. For making her think of him, for making her think he liked her, for making a fool of her. She was mad at herself for being mad. It proved that she cared and Summer didn't want to care.
-" He's playing the part of Romeo, did he mention that im Juliet? Doesn't it kill you that he talks to me? I mean he Is your boyfriend. Isnt he? Oh that's right. You just think he is. Dont get your hopes up now. He does the same thing with everybody."
Summer turned around, shoes still in her hand and walked away. She could've dissed her better. Why did she freeze? And whats with the whole school thinking she liked Cohen? Was Anna just trying to get to her? Summer felt like hiding somewhere really far away. But before that she felt like killing Seth Cohen. She was mad at herself for thinking he liked her. Summer put her shoes on and decided she would go to the mall for the whole day. She felt like ice cream.
While trying on clothes at her favorite store, Summer got a phone call.It was Marissa.
-" Hey skipper, where you at?"
Summer was holding up a very cute shirt, trying to balance the phone on her shoulder.
-" Hey Maris. Im at the mall. Wanna come here?"
-" No thanks, Ryan has another game after school. I promised id watch. Are you okay with that?"
Summer knew Marissa was trying. She really was trying to spend more time with her. She could tell her she wasn't trying hard enough but for some reason she didn't even feel like hanging out with her. She figured she needed alone time.
-" That's okay Coop. Have fun"
-" Thanks, Ill stop by your house later on okay?"
-" Okay, bye."
Summer clicked off her phone. She was a little tired of walking around and she still needed to get ice cream. She got 2 scoops. Vanilla and Strawberry. It felt nice to just walk around, not caring about anything. Summer suddenly stopped in her tracks. She hoped it was just somebody who really looked like him.. But not him. Yet it was. She turned around so quickly she almost dropped her ice cream. " Why out of all people, its you that has to be here", she thought," Why here out of all places, and why now". Of course if she actually asked Seth those questions he would say he didn't feel like going to class and the mall was the perfect place to go. He would play video games with Ryan but Ryan wouldn't skip. But Summer intended to dissapear before he could see her. She once again found it hard to walk fast in her flip flops. "FRom now on , Im wearing different shoes" she told herself.
-" Summer Roberts" his voice stopped her. She swore to herself.
Summer turned around with a cold stare.
-" Is there anything in particular that you want? Because id rather waste time walking around then having pointless conversations with you. Romeo." she said very sarcastically.
Seth lifted his eyebrows.
-" Bad mood? By the way no more Romeo and Juliet for us. Mrs. Barnett canceled the whole thing because the two main characters arent committed enough. Crazy huh?"
Summer tried not to look disappointed.
- " Well good, it was a stupid idea either way." She turned around.
Seth grabbed her hand.
-" What happened to you?"
-" Excuse me?" Summer freed her hand. " And your girlfriend thinks its me who follows you?"
Seth smiled. Summer felt her anger die. She hated that.
-" If Anna said anything to you, I don't see why you're so worked up about it if its not true. And she's not my girlfriend."
-" REally? I think you should clarify that to her , because she acts just a lil more overprotective than a "friend""
-" You know if I didn't know you and how much you hate me id think you're jealous." Seth smiled.
-" Well im glad you got it right."
Summer turned around and suddenly noticed two girls from school walk by. They were staring at her and Cohen and she suddenly felt very weird. Almost like shy or vulnerable. Seth smiled at them and they smiled back. One of them decided to walk up to them.
-" Hey Cutie" she said to Seth, giving Summer a look. Seth gave her a hug. Summer started to walk away and the girls smiled.
Seth ran after her.
-" Wait, where are you going?"
Summer looked at him surprised. Behind him the girls' faces were a Kodak moment.
- " I never know where you go. And nice walking with no shoes on in the hallways. Should've at least told me you were skipping. We could go to the mall together. With no shoes on." he smiled again.
Summer couldn't believe what he was saying. Was this a joke? Was he actually talking to her in front of people? Seth Cohen ditched two popular girls to talk to Summer? Summer stayed quiet watching the two girls walk away in disbelief.
-" Are you scared people would think you actually like me?"
Summer frowned.
-" I don't care what people think."
-" Good then lets go get ice cream, cause you just dropped yours."
Summer looked at her cone now half empty and a scoop of ice cream lying one the floor. She smiled. Why not go with him? Its just for ice cream right?
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