Life is Stranger
The smell of rain filled the air, the sound of the trucks engine rumbling in Max's ears. She opened her eyes letting them adjust to the morning light flickering through the windshield. She smiled nuzzling into whatever her head was resting on. She was so comfortable she just didn't want to get up. Her head turned her eyes looking straight up as she realized her head was resting on a certain punk bluenettes lap. Her face turned a nice shade of red as she pushed herself up in the seat. " I uh.. morning Che .. " She said her voice catching just a bit.
Chloe shot her one of those merciless grins. " Morning hippie you enjoy your nap? " Oh gosh she just couldn't let anything go could she? Max was just about to fire back something cliche and half cool when of all things her phone went off. Her eyes widened and she grabbed it out of her pocket. The phone was still slightly grimy from being in the rain and in her pocket but she forced it open quickly a message from her mom popping up. " Oh jeebus this isn't going to be good " She looked at Chloe and frowned flicking the phone open and hitting dial.
The phone rang a few times and when her mom answered on the other end she was in a panic. " Oh my gosh Max.. Max are you ok honey we saw the new's.. its so horrible. " Max paused for a moment just thinking not sure what to say. She was far from ok both of them were, the last week had been utter hell. What they had seen a few days ago was something .. no one should ever see. The choice she had made nothingness than cruel and unusual but she lied to her mom. " Yeah mom.. me and Chloe were on our way to hang out in Seattle when it happened .. we missed it its so horrible.. Hey listen ... can you .. find out of Joyce and David are ok...? " She asked just a sliver of hope in the back of her mind and after a minute she nodded. " I love you mom .. we will be in Seattle soon. " She said clicking the phone off and looking at Chloe who looked so sad. " We don't know they are dead Chloe it could be ok.. " Putting her hand on the girls leg and squeezing it.
Chloe just looked at her and closed her eyes nodding her head before returning her gaze to the road. Max just felt horrible inside. She had made the right decision but every time she saw that pain on Chloe's face it tore her apart. She couldn't give up Chloe not for anything and the decision had been made there was no going back. She reached for the radio but her hand never touched the dial. A deer sprinted out into the road. Chloe slammed on the breaks, the truck skidding side ways in the rain. There was an odd surreal moment as she felt the wheels come of the ground. This was it .. they were going to die like this after all of that.. She couldn't cheat time or fate. Max sighed and almost instinctively her right hand raised her eyes on Chloe's she could see the panic and then just like that it never happened.
Her eyes shot wide as suddenly she was sitting in the passenger seat of the truck. Her hand on Chloe's leg. " Chloe stop the truck! " She yelled out and without hesitating or questioning the girl jerked it off to the side stopping it. " Max whats wrong .. oh god.. Max.. " Chloe reached up wiping blood from Max's face as it sprouted in a deep flow from her nose. " Max you didn't .. how? Oh man this is hella bad.. " Max heard her but she didn't. The deer ran across the road in front of them and just stopped staring right at her, it was almost as if it was laughing at her telling her it wasn't over the nightmare just wasn't over.
Tear's sprouted from her eyes streaming down her cheeks and Chloe pulled her into her arms holding her tightly against her chest. " Its never going to end Chloe its never going to end.. " She sobbed as the other girl stroked her hair gently with her right hand. finally she pulled her away and planting a soft kiss on her lips. One that lingered, so warm and caring against her even as their lips broke their eyes meeting as Chloe cradled the side of her face. " Its ok Max whatever it is we will handle it .. it might not be anything so you didn't lose your powers big deal... you just have to be careful right? "
Max nodded her head just leaning against Chloe and closing her eyes. No this wasn't all right it was a sign. What had happened in Arcadia bay was just the beginning and she didn't know how she was going to handle it this wasn't fair. Her head started to swim and she could feel her body starting to shake. Chloe's voice seemed to grow far away. Max could hear her panicking. " Max.. Max come on snap out of it oh god no.. Max! " The last thing she heard before the world faded to white was the sound of the truck grabbing on the road it sped off the engine revving hard.
The light was all around her and it was so warm. Like being in Chloe's bed in the morning, or holding her hand as they walked around. This place was so peaceful, Max looked around calling out her voice seeming to echo. " Chloe.. Chloe ?" She heard her voice echo but the voice that called back to her was not Chloe's.
From out of the light a grey clad form stepped calm and smiling softly. " Its going to be ok Max its fate just wait ok?" Samuel? Max asked unable to believe her eyes she reached out to touch him but then he was gone only a whisper in the wind as he vanished " We will find you Max it will be ok don't leave Chloe .. don't lose her. " The light faded out and it was as if Max had never slept better in her life she just drifted off into nothingness.
( Ok guys this is just the first chapter of what I plan to be a long term project. I would appreciate reviews and help with this. I can't say enough the impact this game had on me and this is kind of my way of coping but I would love to share it with you guys let me know what you think. )