Chapter title is from the song Highschool Never Ends-by Bowling for soup. Not going to use any of the lyrics tho, but ill probably have another song in there.ill post wat it is at the end.
Chapter 8
Highschool Never Ends
"Monday morning...I thought this day would never come..I better go tell mom to set up my funeral arrangements..this days going to be hell" Seth sprawled out on his bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.
"Make a Mental note to avoid all 6 foot something, strongly built, chest shaving asses today..." Seth rolled off his bed and to his feet as he thought about the days upcoming events. Word had gone around town about good old Sanford Cohen charging those kids with attempted murder. All the kids would know, and they'd all either mock him or beat the living crap out of him for ratting. Which he didn't, Seth knew better to rat people out. What they were really mad about was the fact that he survived it, because thats all that he did wrong.
All the names would come out today...geek, fag, queer, momma's boy, you name it...they were coming today. Sandy didn't help the cause out much either, after he lobbied to everyone about Seth's injuries. Sandy Cohen taking him under his wing for protection, was far worse then momma's boy that was for sure.
"Seth let's go, now! Or your going to be late..." Kirsten hollered from the kitchen. Seth moped down the stairs, grabbed the lunch on the table and out the door to an awaiting Kirsten Cohen. He got in and they were off.
"Now I hope I packed everything you need for today, I threw in an extra packet of pudding just because of how much I love you..!"Kirsten playfully squeezed his cheeks together.
"Mom, stop you know the rules once we're on school property." Seth gave a disgusted look then pointed out the window. They got there soon then he expected. "No mushy, embarrassing, potentially social status killing mom love!"Seth finished as he opened the door.
"Right, right got it...bye Seth have a good day!" She said cheerfully then drove off, leaving Seth on the outskirts of the school. He turned around only to see almost the entire student body staring at him.
"Great and so it begins..."Seth let out a huge sigh then began the walk to his locker.
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"Wow I've never had this much attention on me in my entire life, but this kind of attention I could do without, its not the type I want...On the other hand, at least I haven't thought about that petite brunette who keeps stomping on my heart then throwing it off a cliff. Thats what she does to me, yet I know despite my best judgements, I can't not like her...She's undeniable."Seth made it to his locker only to be surrounded by a group of teens.
"I can't believe he ratted on them, the polo' players are totally going to beat his ass..." Seth heard one say.
"Yeah I know, and his daddy's not gonna be there to bail him out.."the other said, while slamming Seth into his locker for the hell of it. He probably thought it seemed like the best thing to do.
Seth was too distracted to even attempt at defending himself. He was sidetracked by the only girl that could literally make his heart stop. Summer Roberts..
She strutted through the front doors, and of course caught the attention of all the boys in the area. So Seth's constant staring blended right in with the rest of the eyes. She was dressed casually, in her case at least. She had her hair up in a pony tail, a tight pink shirt, and a pair of jeans. Yet she still was easily the most beautiful girl in the room to Seth. But to others, she was just 'hot'. Not beautiful, not smart, not funny...but hot. It killed Seth that everyone was delirious to Summer's other qualities that he KNEW were there. She just chose not to show them.
"Stop with the obsessing Cohen, remember the pact...I said I'm through with her.."Seth still kept his gaze fixated as she approached his locker. "Oh my god, oh my god she's coming this way...screw the pact..maybe a friendly wave, followed by a friendly talk is okay..."
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Seth began blushing uncontrollably. Summer could see it on his face, who the hell couldn't. He looked so cute with his dimples, tangled curls, and vintage tee. The one thing she liked about Seth, was that he had style. Even though noone understood it. They all just referred his style to dork-like.
She couldn't hold back the big grin that had now spread over on her face, she thought he was such a sweetheart. She could see him self-destructing just at the sight of her.
"So he should...after all, I'm Summer Roberts, and he...is the school dork.." Summer thought reassuringly. She didn't like the fact that everything he did got to her. He was growing on her, and there was no sign of stopping. Every so often, she had to go through everything in her head, so that she didn't make a fool out of herself.
"Maybe I should just walk right by him, he shouldn't take it too badly...I hope.." Summer thought then began to redirect her walking elsewhere.
"Summer!" she turned back and saw Seth smiling at her. He was waving wildly at her. She just smiled, but quickly looked around to make sure nobody was watching her.
Summer turned once again, this time back towards Seth. Maybe if she just had a friendly talk with him it wouldn't be so bad. No reputation lost or gained. Just as she was almost in front of him, she heard a loud shriek.
"Summ!!!!" it was Marissa, bearing fashion the best that money could buy. She always looked like she came right out of a magazine.
"Errrrmm-Coop!" Summer ran away from Seth and joined her friend by the end of the hall. She didn't want to look back, but she knew he wouldn't be smiling anymore. Summer gave hugged Marissa, than they both bolted for the school cafeteria.
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She's
cool and she's cruel
But she knows what she's doin'
She pushed
me in the pool
At our last school reunion
She laughs at my
dreams
But I dream about her laughter
Strange as it seems
She's
the one I'm after
"There she goes, yet again...She dodges me yet againg...god...did I really expect otherwise? She wouldn't want to be caught dead being seen with me in school, even if I happen to be the boy who saved her life, so to speak. I'm beginning to regret saving her.."Seth closed his locker, which had been open all this time. He gave himself a smack on the head.
"Snap out of it Cohen, you'd never let anything happen to Summer, why would you even think that? You'll do anything for her." Seth smiled as more thoughts popped into his head. He enjoyed talking to himself, as strange as it seemed. At least he had someone to help him through each day. Even if it came in the form of his own imagination.
Seth trotted off to his class, making sure to avoid all water polo players along the way. He didn't feel like anymore humiliation.
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Seth made his way to class. It was science, but he liked science and he didn't know why. He poked the door open and entered the class then found his reason why he loved science. Summer was sitting on one of the counter's flirting with Justin Stephens, one more jock he was trying to avoid. Though he was trying his best to ignore, he couldn't help himself, so he kept glancing at her every so often. She was deep in conversation with Justin. Seth began sketching her in his notebook, like he did everyday.
"Great, I'm right back into my old routine.."Seth thought as he continued his doodling, making no attempt at stopping. He didn't want to, he'd rather be pining for her than hating her.
Cause
she's bittersweet
She knocks me off of my feet
And I can't help
myself
I don't want anyone else
She's a mystery
She's too
much for me
But I keep comin' back for more
She's just the girl
I'm lookin' for
The teacher entered the room, causing all the students scurrying back to their seats. Summer and Justin both bolted to their seats. They were opposite each other, each on the other side of the room. Seth snickered evilly to himself, shooting Justin glares behind his back.
"Hello class, how was your weekend?" The teacher asked while he was writing the day's assignments on the board. Most of the kids just shrugged and rested their head on their hands.
"I bet they must've been exciting, judging by your enthusiasm.." the teacher chuckled, still with his back to them. Nobody else laughed at his jokes, just him.
He turned and fixed his attention on Seth.
"Oh how are you? I didn't think we you were coming in until next week"
"His daddy told him to come in today, so he did as he was told.."Justin teased. The whole class laughed, including Summer.
"What a prick...I hate that kid.."Seth thought.
"I'm fine Mr.Stewart" Seth replied politely, causing all the snickering in the room to stop.
"That was unnecessary Mr.Stephen's, see me after class..." Mr.Stewart shot a look at Justin. " And that's great Seth, I'm glad your okay." he gave Seth a genuine smile then redirected his attention back to the board.
"Everybody pick your lap sheets up at the front, and the partner pairings are on the board...today we will be dissecting a frog...what fun right?" Mr.Stewart laughed again and sat back in his seat, digging away at a pile of assignments. He always allowed the students to do their own thing in his class, he was very laid-back.
She
can't keep a secret
For more than an hour
She runs on 100 proof
attitude power
And the more she ignores me
The more I adore
her
What can I do?
I'd do anything for her
Seth looked at the board and found who his partner was.
"What luck..Summer.." He looked over at Summer, who was just as surprised as he was. Seth couldn't quite figure out if he was happy surprised, or angry suprised. He hoped it was the first.
He gathered all the materials, then walked across the room towards Summer's table.
"Where shall we begin?" Seth sat then started right away with the assignment. He was trying hopelessly to avoid any extra talk with her.
"Well, its nice to see you to Cohen..."
"What? You saw me earlier remember?"Seth shot back, still with his eyes on the frog. That comment must have triggered something, as Summer got dead quiet.
And
when she sees it's me
On her caller ID
She won't pick up the
phone
She'd rather be alone
But I can't give up just yet
Cause
every word she's ever said
Is still ringin' in my head
Still
ringin' in my head
"So Summer, we should just start off with-."
"-I'm sorry..." she interrupted him then looked up at Seth. "...for earlier, I was...just stupid..."
Before Seth could reply, he was stopped by a painful punch on the arm. Of course, it was just a nudge, but to Seth, it hurt like hell. He whipped his head around to see Justin standing in front of him.
"Cohen, you better not try anything on my girlfriend!" Seth looked back at Summer and gave her a confused look. She didn't even look at him.
"Oh...you two are..."Seth choked out, he hated the thought of Justin with her. It made him sick to his stomach, and not just because he wished that he was with Summer. Justin was bad news, and everyone knew it. Summer was better off away from him.
"Yeah, we are queer, so don't bother her!" he shoved Seth. " got it?"
Seth nodded, then Justin gave Summer a peck on the lips. Seth couldn't tell what she was feeling, but she looked ashamed. What for? She obviously wanted Justin, if they were dating..right?
She's
cooland she's cruel
But she knows what she's doin'
Knows just
what to say
So my whole day is ruined
Cause she's
bittersweet
She knocks me off of my feet
And I can't help
myself
I don't want anyone else
She's a mystery
She's too
much for me
But I keep comin' back for more
Once Justin left, Summer and Seth both got quiet. Seth was hurt and Summer was ashamed. They silently worked on their experiment, until Seth couldn't take anymore of it.
"I'm sorry Summer..."he mumbled and she looked at him. "Mr. Stewart? Umm I'm not really feeling the greatest, it must be post-coma symptoms.." the one advantage of coming out of a coma, was that he could blame every little quirky thing he did from now on, on the fact that he was still recovering.
"Well you had better go sign out then.." Mr.Stewart buzzed the main office and informed them of Seth's arrival.
"And don't make Summer finish this on her own, I'll finish it when I come back okay?" the teacher just nodded, then returned back to his work. Seth didn't bother looking at Summer, instead chose to bolt out of the room. He hated abandoning Summer like that, but he did what he had to do. He wouldn't be able to control himself around her any longer. He had to get outta there.
There was only one thing he felt like doing. And that was going home and locking himself in his room. Death Cab and Captain Oats sounded like heaven right now, compared to being at school with the new happy couple.
He'd go home and daydream about Summer, and everything Summer. It broke his heart about the whole dating Justin thing. She was way too good for him, she was too good for every guy in Harbor. She was perfect, she was gorgeous and no guy ever would appreciate that in her. They were only ever going to find her as hot. And that killed Seth.
Just
the girl
I'm lookin' for
She's just the girl
I'm lookin'
for
Just the girl
I'm lookin' for
Just the girl I'm lookin'
for
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Seth bursted into the house, it was only 10:30, so the only one who might be home was Sandy. Seth walked into the kitchen and found a boy about his age sitting in a chair, coffee in hand. The boy had a black eye, and bruises all over his face. Seth coughed so he could get the guy's attention.
"Hey.." Seth awkwardly shifted his feet around.
"Uhh hey, you must be Seth..." The boy looked just as nervous as Seth was. But how did he know his name. There was only one way to find out.
"Yeah thats me, sorry but do I know you?" Seth asked then joined the boy by the table.
"No, I'm Ryan.."
Sorry about the cliffhanger:p but I had to bring ryan into the story...the song lyrics are rom the song Just the Girl-by The Click Five. Pleased R/R n tell me what ya think..