Thanks for the reviews and I was actually hoping to have this posted already but it's been a confusing and hectic week so to make up for it I should be posting at least three posts. So I hope you enjoy what you're reading. And once again comments are always welcome and appreciated.
Seeing your past in someone
The Cohen's lived in the gated community not far from her. Taking a look at their house it was obvious they had money. Not that her Uncle didn't have money but from the looks of the house The Cohen's had more. She walked to the front door and knocked praying that Seth, or Ryan answered the door.
As she was thinking about this the door opened and to her relief it was Seth. "Hey Marissa" He said. "Seth" She said. "Come on in" He said. She walked in. "I hope its okay coming here at this time" She said walking down the hall with him.
"It's totally fine we were just hanging out" He said "Seth I'm..." She stopped talking. It was obviously his mom. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't know you had a friend over" Kirsten said. "That's okay mom this is Marissa, Marissa?..." He said.
"Cooper" Ryan said walking towards them. "Thank you Ryan" Seth said. "Well it's nice to meet you Marissa. I'm Kirsten Seth's mom" She said shaking her hand. "Hi, Mrs. Cohen you have a beautiful home" Marissa said with a smile.
"Thank you. Well you guys have fun I'm going to meet your dad for dinner. There's money for pizza. Bye guys" She said. "Bye" They said in unison. "So what do you guys want to do?" Seth said. "Play Station?" Ryan said looking at Marissa. "Sure" she said. "Great a girl who can appreciate video games" He said. "Seth" He said with a glare. "Yeah alright follow me" Seth said. And they listened.
She was there for a few hours playing games. "So are you all play stationed out?" Ryan said. She laughed. "Well obviously Seth is" She said looking at him passed out on the couch. "So where did you learn to play like that?" Ryan said. "Well my uncle's a fan. And when I was little I always looked forward to spending time with him and playing video games. It turns out he's still a fanatic." She said looking his way.
"Well it makes sense" He said. "I guess" She said suddenly getting quiet. "Well I should go curfews at twelve so" She said getting up. "Let me get my shoes and I'll walk you" he said. "Oh no you don't have to I'll be fine" She said. "Notice I'm not listening to you?" Ryan said grabbing his shoes and putting them on.
"Alright" She said. "Let's go. Seth go to bed" He said tapping him. And they left. They walked down the front steps. "You know you don't have to do this" She said. "Humor me alright" Ryan said. She smiled.
"Okay. So how'd you end up with the Cohen's?" She said. "It's a long story actually" he said. But she obviously wanted to hear it and he found himself surprisingly wanting to tell her. "Sandy was my lawyer and I got into some trouble. And by trouble I mean arrested" Ryan said often times he expected girls to flee as soon as he said this but she was different.
Instead of seeming scared and about to bolt when Ryan looked at her all he could see was a concerned expression. She looked at him nodding. "So how'd you get arrested?" she said. "Well I stole a car. Well actually my brother Trey stole the car but he took me with him. And as luck would have it we got caught. My brother went to prison and because I was a minor I went to Juvy" he said. "Wow" she said finding it hard to believe.
"So anyway Sandy got the charges reduced released me in my mother's care which didn't really work out" he said. "Why not?" she said. "Well my mom sort of kicked me out and I spent the weekend with the Cohen's and Sandy went to drive me back home the following Sunday and she was gone along with her boyfriend. All that was left was an empty apartment" he said.
"She just left you?" Marissa said shocked. "Yeah but I guess everything worked out for the best though and eventually Kirsten and Sandy took me in for good" he said. "They have to be great people just to take some one in that they don't even know" She said.
"Yeah Sandy and Kirsten are the most generous people I've ever met their like the parent's I never had" he said. She smiled understanding. "Yeah so this is me she said pointing to her house."Right" He said.
"So I guess I'll see you at school" she said. "Yeah sure or you know we could hang out maybe before then" He said hinting. "Aren't you getting sick of me?" She said. "That's not possible" He said. She blushed.
"Sure" She said laughing nervously. "Great maybe I'll stop by see what you're doing tomorrow" He said. "Okay. Thanks for walking me home Ryan" She said. "Bye Marissa" He said and he walked away.
She went in and shut the door. "Hey your home early" He said. "Yeah well they live like two blocks away" She said. "Wait this Seth and Ryan there not Cohen's are they?" He said. "Yeah, well Seth is not Ryan why?" She said.
"Sandy Cohen their dad is my lawyer and he's a good friend of mine" He said. "Really?" She said. "Yeah. Wow so that's who Ryan is. I met him he's a good kid" He said. "So you know he was in trouble?" She said.
"Sure but I don't judge but it's nice that he was honest with you about it" He said. "So if you know Ryan where's he from?" She said. "Sandy found him in Chino. He's definitely had a hard life that kid. I heard his mother was an alcoholic and her boyfriend was abusive to Ryan" He said.
"Oh" She said suddenly feeling uncomfortable. "So you guys are becoming friends that's good Marissa" He said. She grinned falsely. "Yeah I guess. Goodnight Uncle Pacey" She said going towards her room and closing the door.
Monday at school Marissa was putting books in her locker. Ryan spotted her and came up to her. "Hey" He said. She turned around. "Hi" Marissa said trying to keep her cool. "So I came by your house on Saturday but you weren't home" He said.
She pushed her locker closed and started walking with her books clutched under her arm. "I'm sorry I had to work last minute maybe some other time?" She said trying to blow him off.
"Marissa are you alright?" He said suddenly getting the feeling that something was up. "Yeah I'm fine I just have to get to class before Mr. Becker has my head. I'll see ya later" She said walking away from him.
That afternoon she was eating lunch in the quad by herself. Seth came up to her and sat down. "Hey Marissa" He said. "Seth" She said. "So we had fun Friday night huh?" Seth said. "Sure I had a blast" She said closing the top of her water bottle.
"Great so Ryan seems to think that something's going on with you" He said. She looked up wishing they could change the subject. "Did you know my Uncle knows your Dad?" She said. "No. Wow that's awesome" He said.
"Yeah I guess" She said. "So I take it you found out some stuff about Ryan" He said. "It's not that Seth and actually I found out a lot of it from Ryan. It's just me" She said trying to make him understand.
"You know he does seem to like you. And its true Ryan had a messed up life but that shouldn't define him" He said looking at her. "Look Seth it's not that and I get it and I'm not judging Ryan for what he's been through" she said.
"So what's the problem? He likes you, I assume you like him" Seth said waiting for an answer.
"The problem is I'm not ready for a Ryan and the complete mess that I am he's not ready for me" She said sadly getting up and walking away. "Marissa" Seth said feeling bad. She didn't listen she just kept on walking.