But your my family
bruised cut up and bleeding, I thought things couldn't get much worse. Your wrong max! Shut up voice I'm not in the mood. I sighed at my craziness and finished wrapping my wrist which the erasers had twisted. I shook out my arm and mentally gave thanks that my family was okay after yet another eraser attack. I was still worried though... they'd been distant lately... I shook my head, I was imagining it. We'd always be a family. Wrong again Max! Jeez the voice could not shut up lately. The hairs on the back of my neck prickled. It had suddenly gotten quiet, too quiet. I swung around and surveyed the flock all staring at me, as I looked at them their gaze shifted to my feet. Okay something was seriously wrong.
"Guys?" I asked. After a moments silence I got a little louder, "Okay spit it out." Gazzy and Iggy glanced up for a moment , Nudge looked religiously at the ground. Finally Angel and Fang met my gaze. "Max..." said Angel in a shaky voice, "We... we... we need you out of here." Okay not what I was expecting.
"Max" Angel started again, stronger this time, "Your putting that all in danger." I was speechless, I, Maximum Ride, the forever full of witty comebacks was speechless.
"We know you're working with them Max" said Fang quietly.
"We know you're chip is telling them where we are,"Iggy hissed looking in my direction. Okay, I'd found my voice and I was ready to scream my throat out at these ungrateful mutants. Instead I drew a deep shaky breath and asked, "And why exactly would I be working for the people who tortured me for years?" every syllable trembled with rage.
"How else could they find us?" Fang asked calmly. Wait a minute... CALMYLY! How could he be calm he was throwing me out!
"You really think I would do that?" I stumbled over my words, "But... Your my family..." My voice broke and I stopped . I turned and without another word unfurled my wings and took off.
Tears streamed down my face unchecked. They were my family! How could they do this? I began to think about my sweet baby Angel I loved her with every fiber of my being. how could she think I'd betray them? Max! The voice interrupted my thoughts. Shut up voice I'm having a sentimental moment. Max land now! There was the loud crack of a gun being fired and suddenly I was plummeting downward. Uh... not good I though, vaguely surveying the crimson stain spreading across my torso. Then I was seized with and inky blackness that had nothing to do with the fast approaching night.