Authors Disclaimer: Forgot to say this last time but I don't own anything to do with the oc
Authors Note: Sorry for the short chapters but the third one is longer and is when things actually start to happen – I just wanted to have a small introduction. Please read on I promise it gets more interesting. I'm going to post the third chapter with the second because the second one is so short. Anyway enjoy..
Chapter 2: Hitching a Ride
Marissa managed to make her way through the crowd and was now standing outside in the clear Californian night. She saw a couple of people heading away from the nightlife
"Hey Jake, Alison" they turned round as Marissa ran over to them
"Hey Marissa"
"Hey. Are you guys leaving?"
"Ye, we're just heading to Alison's with a few other guys. You fancy coming?"
"Ummm… no thanks, my heads kinda sore but I was wondering if I could hitch a ride up the road."
"Ye sure. Where's Ryan these days anyway?" Jake asked. Marissa looked down at her feet awkwardly
"Emm, me and Ryan aren't together anymore. It just always seemed so difficult."
"I'm sorry" Jake said sympathetically feeling bad for bringing it up.
"Well that's love for you but in the end it all pays off." Alison said as she snuggled up to Jake. Marissa looked a bit upset.
" Uh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to…"
"No it's fine, I guess it just wasn't love". They all got in to the car, where there were already a couple of guys and a girl, and sped off.
"You can just let me off here" Marissa said to Jake further up the road."
"We can take you home if you want."
"No, it's cool, it's kind of out of your way plus I've got friends just up the road here that I can go to."
"Ok, if your sure"
"Ye honestly it's fine. Thanks for the lift"
"K, see ya" They all shouted bye to her as they went off up a different road. Marissa watched them as they disappeared into the distance. She then turned round and headed up the hill to the Cohen's which was about a five minute walk away. She knew that Sandy and Kirsten wouldn't mind her going over. Her Dad lived on the other side of town and she probably would have just gone over with Summer later anyway. She headed up the hill in to the darkness not knowing what was waiting for her….