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Summer used to hate reading with a passion but now there were only a select few things she loved to do more than loose herself in a book.

Usually she picked tear jerkers, her reason being that it was a good excuse for a good cry, which always ended happily. A few good, classy of course, sex scenes were never frowned upon either.

Therefore, after realizing there was a book version of The Notebook, followed by a sequel and a whole slew of books with the same romance and charm, she became addicted to Nicholas Sparks' way of writing.

Currently, after feeling depressed about returning home and wanting to cry without really crying, Summer was finishing The Rescue.

The male lead in the book was strong, courageous, and somewhat sensitive to the young boy whom he had grown to love. Summer only found one of these traits attractive. She didn't need someone to climb out onto falling trucks or run into burning buildings for her. She needed someone to make her laugh, talk to her, and comfort her. She needed Seth.

Tears were streaming down Summer's face from the recent tragedy that had just struck in the novel, although a few of them were counted for missing a certain curly haired boy.

There was a knock at her open door and Summer looked up to see Eliza standing in the door frame, although she was slightly blurry from Summer's eyes, she could see something was wrong with her, for she too had tears covering her pinked cheeks.

"Eliza?" Summer muffled, pulling back the blanket of the bed she was currently occupying, as if asking Eliza to join her.

Eliza promptly snuggled into the bed as Summer brought her into her arms.

"Liza, please tell me you're not crying this hard over missing Luke."

At Luke's name Eliza let out another hard sob, before coming up to meet Summer's eyes.

"I don't think me missing Luke is going to be a problem anymore Sum," Eliza said, sniffling.

"What, why not?"

"I'm so sorry Summer," Eliza cried.

"Eliza what's going on?" Summer questioned, thoroughly confused.

"I have to move."

"What!"

"To Vancouver."

"No," Summer whined.

"I tried to get my parents to reconsider or even to let me stay here alone. I tried to talk them into anything, my own place, staying with you even, but they won't budge."

"Why?" Summer asked, still shocked.

"The Base here is closing; my dad refuses to resign, so we have to go where he can still train others."

"What about school?"

"They don't care. I told you there only good parents when it's convenient."

"I really, really, really wish you didn't have to go Liza."

"Me either."

"At least you'll be able to see Luke," Summer reasoned. "And it's not like anything is really keeping you here."

"Hey!" Eliza scolded. "I've known Luke for a week, it was just a fling, I love you more."

Summer nodded solemnly before asking the question Eliza knew she wanted answered.

"When are you leaving?"

"Please don't cry Summer," Eliza begged.

"I'm not crying."

"I have to leave tomorrow, my parents packed all my stuff when we were gone."

"Are you kidding me?!"

"I wish I were."

"Why so soon?"

"Something about new recruits. I don't really know, I was too busy crying to listen. Oh Sum I really don't want to go!"

Both girls grasped onto each other tightly, crying into each others shoulders. They finally pulled away from one another.

"I'm going to miss you so much Summer, and you don't deserve what I'm doing to you, what you've been through, you know that right?"

Summer just shrugged.

"You don't, trust me."

This time Summer just nodded.

"Can we just hang out tonight Eliza, like normal, like careless teenagers?"

"I would like nothing more."

"So, we haven't had time to talk about you and Luke," Summer said, putting on a brave, cheerful face.

"What can I say? We have a lot in common," Eliza said wiping her eyes to get rid of the tears. She didn't want to cry yet over her move, right now was for silly gossip and banter.

Summer thought for a moment.

"Just what do you and Luke had in common?" Summer asked jokingly.

"Although I thought the deal was not to get serious tonight, I'll pardon this topic. We both have made major mistakes in our lives, been hurt, hurt people, lost a lot, wrapped cars around poles," Eliza giggled, "and now we've both decided to be different people."

"It wasn't just a fling was it Eliza?" asked Summer.

"I hope not," Eliza giggled flopping back on the bed and covering her blushing face with a pillow.


"Cohen residence."

"Hey Ryan, it's me. Is Seth there?"

"Hey Summer. Seth's upstairs let me go grab him for you.

"Thanks."

Summer sat at her messy desk trying to clean it up while cradling the phone between her shoulder and her ear.

"Hey Sum," she heard Seth's voice call from the receiver.

"Hey Cohen," she stated casually.

"It's been three days and I already miss you like crazy."

"Thanks. I miss you too," she said absent mindedly while trying to figure out what the piece of paper she was holding in her hand was.

"So," he began. "You didn't answer your cell phone last night."

Summer had to take a deep breath before answering.

"Yeah, well, I was saying goodbye to Eliza. She's gone."

"Gone, like…"

"Moved to Vancouver. So while she and Luke are busy getting it on, I will be here getting lost in romance novels and primetime soap operas."

"Aw, Summer. I'm really sorry."

"Me too," she huffed.

"You don't seem, um. I don't know how to put this…"

"You mean I'm not crying."

"Well, yeah," Seth said.

"I don't want to cry anymore. It doesn't fix anything and it makes my eyes all puffy and my head hurt."

"Well, crying isn't the only way to be upset. You could write, draw, punch something."

"I think from now on I'm just going to go with what ever life brings my way," she said, although her voice was far from happy, maybe even a little angry.

"You will be vibrating at a high frequency?" Seth asked.

"Exactly."

"Well, okay. I mean whatever works for you," Seth said skeptically.

"Mmhmm," she nodded.

"Still though Summer, if you ever need to talk, I'm always here."

"Yeah, I know," Summer breathed quickly.

"Listen Seth I have a lot to do, so I will talk to you later okay?"

"Um, yeah, sure. I love you."

"Yeah, you too. Bye."


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