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Marisa starts a new job at Claires, and one day when she is working Nash stops in. She asks why he is in there and he says to buy some earings, and then gets to the point that he is dating Rachel. Marisa is set off by the idea that Nash is dating one of her bestfriends and why she wasnt informed..but then she questions herself as to why she is so bothered by it.
Marisa notices that everything is really tense in her family and her mom and dad aren't talking. So she goes to search her parents closet and realizes that all of her dads belongings are gone. She goes to ask her mom where everything is and finds out that her mom and dad are no longer together. Her dad had an affair.

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It official that Derek and Sierra broke up, so Marisa starts a countdown in her head to how soon Derek should ask her out. She gets a little more frusterated everday when he doesn't make his move and she's afraid he never will. Marisa's friends seem to think that Derek actually like Marisa. Something funny happenss in orchestra that makes Marisa and Andrea laugh and when they run into Sterling they are still laughing and dont explain what has happened so Sterling thinks they are laughing at her so she leaves them. That night, Marisa talks to Sterling on IM and discovers that Sterling is upset because she feels like Marisa and Andrea are now bestfriends.
For Marisa's 16th birthday, she doesn't want to have a party, so her family makes her a big dinner instead. Her mom made her the wrong cake and Marisa comes to realize that everybody has changed and she feels like she is in a 'twilight zone'.

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Marisa's Dad has almost finished her dark room where she will be able to go for her alone time. After sitting in there for awhile, she goes searching through her parents closet for a box of old pictures and she realizes that something is different. Marisa feels herself falling deeply in love with Derek and thinking about him non-stop. In Art class the next day, she is talking to Derek about where they see themselves ten years for now. Derek wants to own his own landscaping buisness and Marisa mentions that her aunt owns her own now and maybe he can do an internship through her buisness and learn a lot. Derek takes her offer and mentions that Marisa is his friend. In Biology class, Marisa and Nash find it hard to talk to eachother. They are at the Annual Harvest Festival and Marisa goes over to Sterling's baked goods booth. Marisa tried to remend her friendship with Nash by hanging out with him down on the dock, eventhough he isn't even talking to her. And there is gossip going around that Derek and Sierra might break up..

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Marisa and Sterling go to the school's annual Wii Compitition. When they get there Marisa notices Derek right away and takes a seat in the next section over. Marisa catches Derek looking at her and she has a spaz attack. They leave the school when they see Derek's girlfriend Sierra walk in with all of her obnoxious friends. Marisa asks Sterling why no boys like her and she says they do, just not the right ones. So as they are fed up with boy drama, they go home and listen to Dirk.
The next morning, Marisa goes to Nash's and finishes their project. When they are done, they sit there talking and Nash tries to kiss Marisa but she pulls away and has to explain to him that she doesn't like him like that. She feels bad and they both feel akward sitting there.

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Marisa goes over to Sterling's house to try and work out her problems she has been having. Marisa feels that Sterling is the only one who understands her anymore. Sterling tells her that she made them special treats and she got their favorite show recorded and the new season as well. The letter the Nash wrote, which Marisa thought she would be recieving, he gave to one of the most popular girls in the school. Marisa watched the whole thing blow up right infront of her and she got instantly sick to her stomach. Marisa, the next day in art class is working on her artwork and Derek comes over and says that he really likes her pastel and he recomends the theme "figi." Later that night, Marisa and her sister are arguing over the bathroom and again, her dad is the peace maker.

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Marisa's Aunt Katie is over her house and they are reviewing the matches her Aunt got on eHarmony. Marisa is quick to criticize all of the matches. Her aunt tells her that she is to picky in her taste for boys and maybe thats why she hasn't had a boyfriend yet, which isn't normal because she's a teenager and she should've had multiple. They talk about boys they both could've had chances with, but turned down. They both figure that its time they both find somebody to be with, so they can both be happy. The next day in Orchestra, Marisa is laughing about something that previously happened in chemistry class. Her teacher calls her our on her disterbance and she is immediatly embarrassed infront of everybody.

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Darius is the biggest nerd Marisa knows. Her class is assigned a task to come up with an idea that will change the lives of three people at a time. While they are working on it, the people around Marisa start talking about how their parents dont get along and it makes Marisa realize she is lucky that he parents get along so well. When she leaves her class she sees Derek with Andrea, his girlfriend. Late that night she listens to the Dirty Dirk Show, which is a talk show where teens can write into and he'll talk about their problems. The next day, Marisa had a horrible day, everything that could've went wrong, did. She goes to Nash's house after school. They talk for awhile and Nash comes to tell Marisa that he likes somebody, but doesn't know how to come across telling her so he asks for advice. Marisa talks to him and comes to think of who he might like and it crosses her mind that it might be her...