Chapter 2
Marissa lay down on the front of her fathers boat as it stood in the marina, her dad was sitting down next to her, sipping a Newport Beach iced tea in the Mediterranean sunshine, it was a change from Newport and what had happened to her in the last few years, Ryan, Luke, DJ, Alex, Jonny and Volchok a chance to start as new and maybe pick up somebody that could help her through her problems. Every time she thought about home and when people asked were and her dad was from it brought back memories of Ryan lying in his hospital bed, it had happened to her the other day, a guy on holiday meet her and asked her
"So, you're American which part"
"California, Orange County"
"Cool, so why did you come to Greece"
"A very long story, problems at home"
"Oh, right, what sort of problems"
"Parents divorce, ex boyfriend shooting my best friend, me shooting my best friends brother, overdoses, therapy, and stealing, just regular stuff really"
"Oh"
He left as soon as she said all that and nobody else had talk to her since the, it was very depressing only having your dad for company and the open water, she looked into the water, the only thing she saw in the water was the reflection of Ryan's face smiling at her, before they drove to the airport, and then his face as he was lying in Marissa arms as she called for help, it made her shed a small tear and she felt a chill down her spine every time she saw it, it was just visions, her mind playing tricks again. She understood as soon she got back to Newport she would need therapy for her depression, at times she felt like taking pills and other times she would be happy and joking with her dad, it was like she was ill, mentally, her brain was confused stuck in a time warp.
The next few days did help her as she worked taking boat passengers around the islands and pointing out the sites to paying customers, everywhere reminded her of Newport, Ryan and all the pain and hurt, she wanted to stay in Greece forever and never to leave.
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The Dinner had been long and Seth felt tired, the visit to the hospital had taken it's toll on him and all he just wanted to do was sleep and dream of the time, when there was happiness in his life, since Ryan had been Ill, he had been working long hours at the 4 seasons hotel as a night porter at least he had the day of to visit Ryan and to meet his dad's client. The night always meant work, but tonight he had the night off to spend with Summer, in his room looking over the apartment that they were going to be sharing in a couple of months when they went to Rhode Island, Seth had decided to work, up to the spring when he started his course in Illustration and eventually to teach the world about graphic novels.
Summer was excited about going college and doing new things, luckily for her Seth was going with her, so she would not feel as alone, the last few months had been hard for her and Seth, with what happened on the night after graduation, it was like a nightmare, it still haunted her like a ghost in the movies, scaring her, she never slept much now with Seth working nights. Summer worked at the local Gap store most of the day, all week and all weekend to have enough money to pay for everything. The nightmares she always had was of the moment that she found out that Ryan had been shot, it was like the world had crumbled around the Cohen's. She always had to be strong for Seth she remembered the phone call
Flashback
Summer and Seth were at the Cohen house after Seth had found he got into RSID, then Seth's phone rang and he answered it
"Hello, is that Mr Cohen"
"Yes speaking"
"I'm Doctor Buchan from the Newport Central Hospital; we have your brother in hospital at the present moment"
"Okay, what has happened?"
"He's been shot in the shoulder, and has internal bleeding and has serval small injures"
"okay we will be over as soon as possible, thank you doctor for getting in contact with me"
Seth put the phone down and looked at Summer with a heavy look on his face almost pale like a ghost and finally getting a few words out
"Who was that" Summer asked
"The hospital, Ryan's been shot"
End of flashback
Sandy and Kirsten had never been the same since the news of Ryan's shooting, they never spoke to each other and kept there distance, Kirsten put all her energies into working with Julie on New Match, never stopped, Sandy worked long hours at the office coming home late at night, they only time they talked to each other was when they had visitors and at the hospital, when they talked to the doctors about Ryan's condition. Kirsten hated seeing her family fall apart around her, they had pulled through the last few years with her fathers death and rehab, but this put real strain on her marriage and her son. Sandy felt the same way, work had made him to a work alcoholic and he did fell the same love for his family since that night, he become distant from his wife, he never saw the scars to be healed.