Summer in the City
Chapter 9
Summer and Kirsten had took the subway home after their meeting with Officer Parks. Summer had been in tears when she arrived back home. Kirsten was there for her the whole way home but she knew that Summer wanted Seth.
It was nearly 6 o'clock when they finally made it up the long way of stairs
"Thanks Mrs. Cohen. For everything." Summer smiled at Kirsten. She had always been there for her no matter what. Offering her a place to stay when she had no one and when Seth was upset with her. No matter what, Kirsten was always there with open arms and a heartwarming smile.
"That's what we Cohen's are here for." Kirsten returned the smiled and opened up the apartment door.
Seth was sitting on the couch and jumped up when he saw his mother and his girlfriend come in. Coco was barking happily and tried to jump up on Summer.
"Summer! Where were you? I came home and the house was empty." He went over and hugged her.
"Kirsten and I went to the police station." Seth looked up expectantly and waited for her to explain why. "They got the guy, Cohen." She said and Seth bear hugged her again happily.
"Wow! That's awesome. Amazing even!" He was ecstatic. Seth wanted to go down to the station and kick that guys ass.
"Yeah." Summer wiped her eyes with her sleeve and smiled back to Kirsten. "Your mother is a very good companion on such a journey. You are very lucky, Cohen."
"I am." He walked over to his mom and swung his arm around her shoulder in a gesture of "thanks".
"Seth, I think we should go out and celebrate this great thing. What do you think Summer?"
Summer chuckled slightly. "You already know my vote."
"We just have to find your dad. Seth, where did he go?" Kirsten asked, realizing her husband wasn't there.
"I don't know mom. Probably trying to find another kid from juvie." Seth shrugged.
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Their dinner had been very eventful. First there was the prostitute who began flirting with Seth and ended up running away from Summer during one of her rage blackouts. Then were was the drunken man who followed Kirsten all the way to the restaurant and decided to sit at the window by Kirsten the entire dinner. And of course there was the taxi car that almost ran over Seth's parents. A very eventful night for them all.
"Cohen. I think we should visit Newport tomorrow." Summer blurted out on their trek up the stairs that night. It was almost one in the morning.
"Really?" Seth asked quite perplexed. Summer had never said anything before about going back. "You really want too?"
"What did I just say? I think it would be a good thing to go back. Maybe stay for a month."
"I have work but I bet they would let me work from California." Seth nodded agreeing. It had been a while since they had last visited. Maybe this was the thing to help Summer return to the old Summer. She could pal around with Marissa if they made up and he could see his brother again.
Kirsten and Sandy had left from the restaurant to go to their hotel and Summer and Seth finally had some alone time.
"You know what we could do tonight?" Summer walked over to Seth on the stairs and kissed him.
"Umm. What?" He raised his eyebrow, knowing exactly what Summer had in mind.
"Let's watch football." Summer joked and nipped his ear with her tongue.
"If it involves tackling you, I'm game." He smiled and put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him so they were touching. His fingers wandered below the hemline of her jeans seductively.
"Hmm. " Summer pulled him even closer to her and moved her hands down over his chest as he breathed deeper, loving the feel of her hands on him. He pulled her against the wall of the stairway and thrust his tongue deeper into her warm inside of her mouth.
Summer opened her eyes and looked at Seth. She pulled away from Seth and he almost fell down the stairs.
"Whoa." He said and tried to move closer to her. "A little too hard Summer." He joked but Summer didn't hear him.
"Hey baby." The vision of her father suddenly clouded Seth's face and now she was staring directly at her father. "Come on, baby. What's the matter?"
"I hate you!" Summer screamed at Seth. Seth looked at her hurt. What happened? She was just kissing him and now she was screaming at him.
"Shhhh. Calm down, sweetie. Come to daddy." She looked at her father with disgust.
"I hate you! You are a worthless piece of shit!" Summer screamed at her father's image. Seth realized somehow that Summer wasn't talking to him and he tried to hug her.
Summer saw her father move closer to her. "Bitch." Her father slapped her cheek angrily.
"I am going to tell the whole community about you!" Summer warned as she held her cheek.
Seth backed away and wondered who she thought she was talking too.
"Who are they going to believe Summer? Me? Or their little slut? Mmm?" He laughed and moved closer to her. "Just come here." He reached out to grab her arm but she ran in the opposite direction.
"Summer?" Seth asked quietly watching her run up the stairs with her hand on her cheek. "Summer." He tried to grab her hand so she would look at her.
Summer glared at her father as he grabbed her arm forcefully. "I'm calling the police." She screamed and tried to push her father off of her.
Seth stepped down a couple steps as she tried to push him down the steps.
"Summer." He grabbed her and held her into a hug so she couldn't move until she heard her crying into his shoulder.
"Summer…everything is going to all right. You hear me." He hugged her tightly and she almost collapsed into his grip.
"Cohen?" She looked up at him, sobbing.
"Yeah, Princess?" Seth smiled and kissed her sweaty forehead.
"Where are we?" She looked around scared.
"We are home." Summer shook her head as to get out of a trance or something
"Oh." She tightened up and Seth let go. Summer started walking up the stairs and Seth followed behind her.
They reached their door and Seth opened the door and let her in. She immediately went and laid on her bed and Seth followed.
"Summer? What just happened?" He laid next to her sobbing figure on the bed and began rubbing her back in small circles.
"I have to tell you something, Cohen. Promise you won't freak out ok?" Summer's voice was racked with sobs but she still remained calm. She slightly sat up so she was facing him.
"Why? What happened?" Seth asked, worried.
"Promise Cohen."
"I promise." He finally agreed.
"I've been keeping a secret from you. I know I shouldn't have but I did." Summer gulped, scared. "Do you remember the day, my father died and I locked myself up in your room for the whole day?" Seth nodded, confused. "I wasn't crying because I was sad, Cohen. I was crying because I was relieved even happy."
"Summer…" Seth tried to interrupt but Summer shhh-ed him.
"Cohen. One night when I was 14, I was sleeping and my dad, he came into my room. I woke up as he was taking my clothes. He raped me Cohen." Summer reveled and Seth eyes popped out."
Oh my god, Summer. That SON OF A BITCH." Seth started getting angry.
"Cohen, remember your promise?" Summer sobbed as a new batch of tears began running down her cheeks.
"Sorry, but..." Summer moved her hand over his mouth.
"Until I was 17, almost every night he was home, he would come into my room at night and he would violate me." Summer explained, in a small whisper.
"Is that why you would always be over at my house at night?" Seth asked, finally realizing everything this meant.
Summer nodded.
"Summer, why didn't you tell me earlier? I would have been there for you." Seth leaned over and hugged her.
"I don't know. I never told anyone before. Promise me not to tell anymore." Summer pleaded to him.
"Summer, are you sure? You can get help." Seth asked, looking into her eyes.
"I'm sure."
"Then I promise. We will work through this. Okay." Summer smiled and hugged Seth again.
TBC
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