I imagine some nice orchestral music over this chapter.

Summer's room

Summer is standing in front of a mirror getting ready. Her eyes look puffy and she is visibly trying not to cry. She slips off her robe and pick her dress up off the bed. Her eye catches Princess Sparkle and Care Bear lying on the pillow. She stands looking sadly at them.

Poolhouse

Ryan is knotting a tie in front of his mirror. He has stitches over his eye and a little bruising.

Cohen kitchen

Kirsten is putting jewellery on

Seth and Sandy are sitting at the breakfast bar

Kirsten: Honey could you help me with this necklace

Seth stands silently and helps her with the catch. He lingers behind her with a hand on her shoulder. The look in his eyes says it all. He looks helpless yet as though he has the weight of the world on his at the same time.

Sandy: We should go…(hesitates) do you know if Ryan is…

Ryan walks in. The three turn and look at him. Seth looks so uncomfortable.

Sandy: You ready kid?

Ryan looks down. The emotion overwhelms him. Kirsten steps over to him and hugs him. After a minute she lets go.

Kirsten: Honey…(she is lost for words. She wants to comfort him but nothing a mother says will fill the void)

Kirsten looks at Sandy

Kirsten takes Ryan's hand. He follows her as the Cohen clan leave the house

Roberts' Residence

Julie is in the hallway looking at herself in the mirror.

Jimmy walks up behind her

She turns to look at him plaintively

In the background the doorbell rings and we hear Seth and Neil exchanging pleasantries.

Neil: She's in her room. I'll go get her..

Seth: No, let me

Seth climbs the stairs and knocks her door. There is no response. Slowly he enters.

Summer is sitting on her bed.

She stands and walks straight past him out the open door.

The church where Julie and Caleb got married.

We see a distance shot of everyone entering the church.

Then a shot of heading up the aisle. We see Marissa's coffin it is covered in pink and white flowers. Sandy's voice is heard.

Sandy: Marissa Cooper was taken from us all in tragic circumstances. For someone so young Marissa had been through so much. Today we are not here to relive those battles but celebrate how she overcame them.

Everyone here today knew and loved Marissa whether it be as a cherished daughter, precious friend or true love. ( We see Julie whose is weeping and Jimmy looking stricken. Then Summer, Seth has his arm round her awkwardly. Then Ryan who is alone. His face is expressionless) Marissa's life was short but bright and full of life like a comet which lights up the sky ever so briefly.

The end of the ceremony. Ryan, Seth, Sandy, Jimmy, Luke and Neil all step forward and lift her coffin.

Roberts' residence

The wake is in progress.

Beside the pool Ryan is sitting alone on a sun lounger away from the crowd. He looks over at them.

Taylor approaches Summer

Taylor: Summer I am so sorry for you. If there is every anything you need… you want to talk … hang out I'm only a phone call away.

Summer: Thanks (dryly)

Taylor: I can't begin to imagine how you feel. But still you'll be needing a friend

Summer: I had a friend and you can't imagine how I am feeling no one can.

Summer shoves past her. Seth sees Taylor looking a little bemused, he shrugs his shoulders at her.

Ryan sees the whole exhange, his eyes linger on Summer a moment.

Summer's room

Seth is sitting on the bed as Summer is taking off her jewellery.

Seth: Summer…is there anything…anything I can do

Summer looks at him

Seth: I can't bring her back… but if you want to talk…

Summer: Talk about what?

Seth: How you feel…

Summer: HOW I FEEL…HOW I FEEL…I lost the person who knows me best who has been there through everything..

Seth looks wounded

Summer notices:

Summer: You weren't there during 5th grade when I broke my arm, when my mom left, you haven't been to all my birthday parties, known who I've kissed…

Seth looks dejected.

Summer: Could you please leave..

Seth: Summer..

Summer: GET OUT

Seth walks towards her. She pushes him away yet he still comes closer to her. He wraps his arms round her as her fists beat on his chest

Summer: COHEN GET OUT… LEAVE ME

Seth holds her tighter. She finally stops.

Pool house

Ryan is lying on his bed staring at the ceiling. Next to him lies a photo of him and Marissa

Summer's room

Summer and Seth are lying in her bed. Seth is sleeping soundly with his arm around her. Summer stares at the ceiling then rolls over to face her pinboard where there are tonnes of core 4 photographs