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Chapter 3 – The Rescue
After seeing the mysterious girl wake up only briefly before passing out again, it was clear to Ryan he couldn't just leave her there. She was freezing from the cold and would need proper food when she woke again.
He decided to leave her with his jacket for the moment, so that she wouldn't get cold while he went to get her a coffee.
He walked the 100m back to his house and made her a strong coffee in hope that when she drank it, it would keep her awake. With the mug in hand, he grabbed a couple of pieces of fruit before going back to her.
Ryan gently woke Marissa and handed her the coffee.
"I made it quite strong,"
"Oh, thankyou," Marissa said whilst attempting to steady herself on the bench. She held a hand to her head, trying to stop her mind from spinning, she wasn't sure if she had spoken to this boy before, or how much he knew about her. Thankfully, he answered her mind's question by introducing himself.
"Uh, I'm Ryan Atwood, I live down the street," he said, pointing back towards his house.
"Oh okay, I see, I'm ah…I'm…ah," her mind flashed back to the previous night, and she remembered that no-one knew she was here, but now that didn't matter, she needed an excuse to forget. She quickly realised that she had stopped mid-sentence and the boy who she now knew to be Ryan Atwood, was looking at her, waiting for a reply.
"Oh sorry," she smiled, "I'm Marissa Cooper, I live –" she stopped again, she didn't know what direction Newport was in, "In um, Newport I guess," she swayed, the alcohol still intoxicating her body.
"Whoa, look out," Ryan had managed to steady her and was now sitting right next to her on the bench, so close that he could feel her shivering and almost hear her teeth chattering.
"We need to get you out of the cold." Ryan said, helping Marissa to her feet. As he as pushing her up off the seat, he realised that she was unable to stand without aid.
"Okay, how about I take you to my place, I'll make you some breakfast and get you nice and warm again?" Ryan asked, steadying her.
Marissa couldn't decline the offer, she really WAS freezing and couldn't move anywhere without help.
"Why are you helping me? You don't even know me!" Marissa questioned, her words distorted, like her minds capabilities to judge while under the influence.
Truthfully, Ryan wasn't really sure why he was helping her, usually in Chino its every man for himself, but he liked her, and this he couldn't explain either. His reply must have sounded somewhat credible to Marissa, even though it was full of umm's and ahhh's, because she linked arms with him and they turned towards Ryan's house.
She was trying noticeably hard to stable herself, but she was still wasted from the night before. Marissa already looked out of place in Chino, and dawdling down the streets wasn't going to convince anyone that she was stable, Ryan could take the stumbling no longer.
"Here we go, lets walk a bit faster hey?" Ryan whispered to Marissa, before scooping her up into his arms and beginning to stride quickly home.
"Heeeeey, what are you..?" Marissa giggled into Ryan's ear, she then swung her arms around his neck before pecking him on the cheek and giggling again.
Ryan blushed and couldn't help smiling, already this girl was making him experience emotions he didn't usually feel.
When nearly at Ryan's house, Marissa jumped out of his arms and tried to run back down the street, again the drinks from the night before had been playing with her natural emotions. Luckily Ryan was quick enough to save her from tripping, he picked her up again and pushed his way through his front door, down the hall, and into his room. He kicked the clothes off his bed and carefully lay Marissa down, pulling the blankets over her to stop her from shivering.
