The idea came to his mind as fast as a thunder, the resemblance with his last name was just a coincidence. Since he got that call he has spent almost the whole morning trying to find a way to take all of the band instruments for the presentation he could get, which was going to be in a few days. Since he arrived to school, it was all he cared about. But when he saw his sister talking with her friend Cherry at the hallways of Hiddenville High, he got closer in order to hear them and have a better understanding of what was happening.
It wasn't that hard for him to take the opportunity he encountered with, because when he found out what his sister and the blonde girl were saying, he knew exactly what he needed do. And he just had to make a question:
"Someone need the clock turn back?" He asked the distracted girl.
And that's how it all started. Just some seconds later Max completely took Cherry's attention, cause after she saw how the young villain decided to help her with her problem, she was now walking next to her best friend's brother, while she was smiling at him and explaining everything he needed to know about the car he secretly craved to get. They got away of the lockers, talking to each other like they've never did since the day they met, a year ago.
However, none of them could realize that behind them, a lonely girl with wavy hair and a confused look, was watching them very slowly as they walked away from her. Phoebe wasn't able to understand how suddenly she was ignored by her best friend, just to leave and go talk with Max. She put big efforts to not give it any importance, but for some reason she couldn't stop looking at them, especially when Max put his arm around the girl, which made her feel an awkward thrill inside of her chest.
"Why he doesn't stop hugging her?"Phoebe thought while she was watching them walking together.
Phoebe stood there, holding her books with both hands, as she was staring at them, until they turned by a hallway, then she lost them. When she finally could back her senses, she realized she still had some classes left, so she turned back and walked to the classroom to attend History class. She tried to pay attention to the teacher's topics, but it was too hard for her to concentrate, considering what she just saw minutes ago. She didn't know why she couldn't stop thinking about Max and Cherry being together. But nevertheless, she thought they will be bored soon, and everything would be back to normal.
By telling herself that, the young hero could finally pay attention in class. For some reason the amazing ruins of Mesopotamia seemed less important for her this morning. She loved to study History, but when she really puts her attention on something, she wouldn't have time for anything else. The class almost ended when Phoebe sent a message to Cherry's cellphone:
"Hi bestie, see you at the exit? :)"
Unfortunately, Phoebe kept waiting for her friend's answer, because 40 minutes later, she had no answer yet. History class ended, she was now at the Chemistry Lab, and she frowned when she found herself completely ignored, that's why she was very quiet, the whole class. It was like if she was mad because those two were getting along. But then, Phoebe remembered what happened in the morning. Using her powers to spill the milkshake all over Max was really funny for her. It's not like she was having a hostile attitude with her brother, annoying each other was something they used to do since a long time ago. That's the way they spent some time together, even if they throw things to each other, prank on them, or getting insulted occasionally, they both knew that at the end of the day, they could be laughing at anything, together. It has always been this way. That was their twin thing.
"Phoebe? Phoebe? Are you listening to me?" Sarah said with an annoyed voice.
"Yeah? Did you say something?" Phoebe asked clearly not involved in the conversation.
"Yes, you're distracted. What's the matter?" She asked.
"Nothing is... Max." She hesitated, not knowing what to say.
"Max? What happened with my love?" Sarah worriedly asked, making Phoebe raise her sight very quickly when she heard that word.
"Uhmm... he... stole my milkshake" Phoebe replied, trying to hide what she was really thinking about.
"Aw, what a mischievous boy." Sarah said, with a big smile on her face.
Phoebe was just pretending but she kept very distracted, and she remained like that for the rest of the class. She considered that she could take care of mixing the chemical compounds tomorrow. However, when she was putting her stuff inside of the backpack, she wanted to see if Cherry answered her message, so she took her phone and only a second later, she saw the screen of her MePhone turned on, but there were any notifications there. After she left Chemistry Lab, Phoebe was very more thoughtful. And when she found herself walking at the hallways of Hidenville High, she suddenly started to feel something she hasn't feel since a long time ago, she felt abandoned.
The last time she felt something like that, they were 9 years old. She and Max had to make a project for the "Heroism 1" class, and he chose Christine, a girl he really liked back then in Metroburg Middle School. Phoebe remembered that day the teacher gave them this interesting assignment and Phoebe thought she was going to work with her twin, because even if they used to fight and argue at class, they always ended up doing their homework together. So, she walked to her brother's school chair and she told him about her plan for the homework:
"Max! I have the best idea for the project! I'll ask mom her Electro-puter and..." An exited Phoebe said, before being interrupted.
"Well I... actually I'm with Christine. She'll go home this afternoon." Max tried to explain, as he lowered his sight and grabbed hi things from the school chair.
"Christine? Oh... Ok..." Phoebe answered, not being able to end her phrase.
Little Phoebe was very sad when she got home. She didn't left her room for the rest of the day, because she knew Christine was going to be with Max at the living room, and since the homework was an optional team-up, she made her own project alone. And even if her investigation about the antique hero technology wasn't as great as she thought it would be, at the end she could achieve a good grade. She would never admit it, but ever since that day she began to dislike Christine, especially because after she and her brother made that project together, Max began to spent less time with her and more with the blonde girl, making her feel ignored, abandoned, alone. Just like she was feeling right now.
But then, as she was walking to her last class, she tried to think about anything else, anything just to stop having those bitter memories from the past. And being in the middle of her Math class, it seemed like she could finally did it, because as she was stucked between all those math formulas and equations, she suddenly remembered when she and her twin were 5 years old, and they used to spent hours playing together and watching Disney movies, and it was all for Phoebe, because she loved to watch "The Little Mermaid", and Max would never leave her alone. They used to have such a good time until the point of sleeping at the couch of the living room. And some hours later, they were together, sweetly hugging each other, which always put a smile on Hank and Barb's faces every time they discovered them by the morning. And having those memories from the time they were kids, it somehow made her feel better in class. She could even have a little smile when she was trying to focus with her equations.
When the Math class was over, Phoebe was more calmed as she left the classroom. But deep inside her, she still had the good times she used to spend with her twin, when they used to get along and play all day in their old treehouse. But with all those memories flying through her mind, she found herself walking straight to the school's doors. She suddenly remembered what Max said to Cherry some hours ago:
"Someone need the clock turn back?"
And as if he was asking her, inside of her mind, Phoebe melancholically answered.
"Yes Max. Of course I do."
To be continued...
