Chapter Forty

After watching the whole movie, and whispering to each other like girls usually do. The popcorn was all eaten, with little crumbs muffling the bottom. Marissa looked around the theatre, as she searched deeply into her soul. Was she really happier- happier then she was in that bathroom, after the hideous break-up with Ryan? No.

She could answer that on her own, as for every word she spoke, it was tremendously difficult. Every little thing she swallowed, the whirling feeling in her stomach almost rejected it. Every thought she imagined about Ryan, her whole body tensioned. When she saw someone that looked like Ryan, she felt like crying- running up to him, and apologizing. When in her mind, she heard Ryan's voice, she shivered with sadness.

She was not at all better.

Alex came back with a fruit smoothie, "Want a sip?" She asked as if they had been friends forever. But they hadn't, and Marissa felt quite awkward when she refused. She saw Alex' hurt face- she looked at Marissa as if she had rejected her. Alex plastered the face up with a smile, that seemed to bandage her worries. "So, the movie didn't give us a lot of time to talk." Alex said quietly, "What'd you think? Good pick?"

"Yep." Nope. It sucked- Marissa thought.

"That's great. I'm glad you liked it- my personal favourite. I've seen it like what, four times already?" Marissa smiled.

"Well you know, I gotta go." Marissa tried to get out of this meeting with the stranger. Alex quickly touched her hand, and it felt too friendly for comfort. Marissa pulled away, as she looked at Alex confused.

"Marissa," Alex said tentatively, "I'm bi."

"By the phone? Yeah I know you are. But I really gotta go. You can't call a cab for me- I'll walk." Marissa said, as she gulped.

"No," Alex walked away from the phone to prove her point, "I'm bi." Alex said quickly, truly accenting the second part of her sentence. Marissa almost laughed out loud.

"Bisexual?" Marissa laughed an anger-filled laughter, "So that's what you wanted to know me for, Alex? You wanted to see if you could get into my pants? Well for the record- I'm straight. I'm not into the whole lesbian love- I have a boyfriend."

"Had." Alex corrected, "Before you blew it off." Alex said coldly, "I didn't go to the movies to get with you, Marissa," But before Alex could explain, Marissa was off. And now Alex was in the dumps.

Marissa looked back into the theatre frigidly, feeling complete hatred toward Alex. Why would she assume that Marissa was 'her kind'? Marissa shivered- how had she heard about the break-up so soon? Not even Summer knew! Marissa slapped her head gently, as she gotten into the situation so stupidly. Why couldn't she have followed her fragile intuition? Why had she betrayed her dignity, and humiliated both herself, and Alex? Why didn't she clear her intentions before something so stupid had occurred?

"Because you're oblivious, Cooper." Alex said whispering behind her. Marissa was surprised that she could have kept in pace with her speedy, long legs. Marissa turned around, "I know you're thinking about why you didn't know, and what not, but I swear to you I didn't want to get it on. I wanted to be friends- you seem pretty cool, and I just wanted to help you out. Marissa, you gotta believe me."

"Alex Kelly, please just make this easy for the both of us. Rumours will start, and I don't want to be subject to such sht. I'm already the most talked about person around town. I don't need anything else to add to my spic rep." Marissa gulped, as she regained confidence to tell off this blonde who had overpowered her just seconds earlier, "I can't believe you would be so low as to attack me when me and my boyfriend were having a few afflictions. Not all rumours are lies, Alex. Guess that ones I heard were nothing but true, hon. Listen, if you want trouble with me, then keep it up- otherwise, stay out of my way, Alex. I'm warning you." Marissa said before she turned on her heel to leave.

"Cooper, don't you at least want a ride?" Alex offered. Marissa stopped and turned around.

"What did I say?" Marissa said. Alex nodded innocently. The tables had turned- now Alex saw Marissa the way rumours portrayed her, and now Marissa was back to her superiority. Alex stood in the heat of the afternoon, as she watched Marissa walk away quickly. She just stood, seeing that her intentions WERE all wrong, and that she should have realised Marissa wasn't digging that sort of thing. She decided to just disappear out of the popular life of Marissa Cooper. It was fun while it lasted.