Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride, James Patterson does (no matter how much I wish it were me *Sigh*)
Sometimes… – I suck at summaries but here it goes. Max is moving to a new place yet again. She has never fit in at school and has always been a loner. When she gets here she doesn't know what to expect but she automatically finds a friend in her neighbor Nudge and for the first time she feels accepted. Nudge introduces her to her friends and Max now has a place to belong. Definite Fax :DD
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"Mom, do we really have to move again? I was really starting to fit in here." I said from my seat in the back of the car. We are currently following a moving van across the country to someplace in Arizona that I have never even heard of, someplace called Rawlings.
"Max, we both know that that is a lie. You haven't made one friend and we were there almost six months. Besides I really think this new place will be different. I am getting more money and we are living in a bigger house so you and Ella can finally have your own rooms. I really want you to try here honey. I think we might have a chance of staying here." My mom said to me in that voice only a mother can make, you know the one I'm talking about.
I had heard this a thousand times before and it never changes. Sure, I haven't really had any friends before but that doesn't mean I don't try! I do, but I seem to scare people off. My sister says it is because I act tough all the time, but I can't help that I am a tomboy.
We have already stopped at two hotels along the way and should arrive shortly.
I must have fallen asleep again somewhere along the way because we are currently driving through what seems to be a dessert and I can tell we have made it to Arizona. Whoopee. After another excruciating hour of sitting in the car (with Ella's head on my shoulder, feeling the drool drip onto me might I add) we finally pull into our new driveway and I can get out and stretch.
We drove for about 12 hours today and now I am completely wiped. I walked inside about to go to sleep before I realized nothing was unpacked yet, of course.
After waiting another two hours for the movers to bring our things in, it now being 11:30, I finally had my bed in my new room, which I had to admit was huge. I went to sleep immediately leaving the unpacking for tomorrow. The second my head hit the pillow I was out.
Would someone please shut off the freaking sun? Waking up at 7 am was definitely not in my plan of things to do today. Kicking myself for not taking the time to put my blinds up last night I get out of bed and head toward where I figured the kitchen would be. I still needed to explore the house a bit.
Finally I found the kitchen and walked in. YES! Mom had already made coffee. I ran over and poured myself a mug full and gulped it down greedily. "Hmmm, I love you." I said out loud. Yes I know talking to your coffee is not normal but I don't care, it is just so good!
I took my mug and walked back to my room to start unpacking. All of my furniture was already set up but I would need to reorganize it still. Once that is all done, I need to move onto unpacking my boxes which happened to be filling the majority of my room at the moment. This will be so much fun, I thought to myself sarcastically. Then of course I would have to add a personal touch to my room with posters and drawings that I had made.
The realization that this would probably not be finished today hit me so I decided it would be a wasted effort to rush myself. The first thing I did was pull out my laptop and open up ITunes in order to listen to music while I worked. Once I picked my playlist with bands like Rocky Loves Emily and The Downtown Fiction (A/N- if you have not heard of these bands I highly suggest you go look them up right now. They are amazing and I love them). Once I started getting to work though, time seemed to fly and by dinnertime I was almost done.
After eating dinner with Ella and my mom, talking about absolutely nothing, the house seemed a little stuffy so I decided to get some air. "Hey mom, I think I'm going to go for a walk and explore the neighborhood."
"Alright, try not to get lost." My mom said but I ignored the comment. I hate it when people think I can't do something.
"Yeah, whatever. I'll be back before it gets dark out." I told my mom and left the house.
The second I walked outside it felt like I hit a wall of heat. Geez, this is going to take some getting used to.
"Hey!" I looked to my left shocked by this outburst and saw a girl about my age, if not younger, running over toward me. "Did you just move in here? That is so cool. My name is Nudge, I live next door. I was just about to come over and meet you but then you came outside! Coincidence. What is your name?" Dang this girl could talk.
"Hi, yeah we just moved from Nebraska. My name is Max. I was just about to go on a walk, feel free to join me." I said, still a little shocked by her outburst.
Nudge gave me a huge smile and starting walking beside me down the driveway. "This is great. I was just saying the other day how I need more girlfriends and bam here you are. Do you have any siblings? How old are you?"
Did she just say we are friends? "I have one sister. She is 13 and I am 15." I said and immediately regretted it.
Nudge squealed in such a high pitch voice I swear you would think only dogs would be able to hear it. Resisting the urge to cover my ears I just smiled on and ignored it.
"Your sister is in my grade then! This is going to be so much fun. I can't wait to introduce you to the rest of the group. There is Fang, Iggy, Gazzy, and Angel. Of course those aren't their real names. Well Angel is really Angel's name but Fang is really Nick and Iggy is really James and Gazzy is Gregory but we all use nicknames. Iggy and Fang are the same age as you but Gazzy is 8 and Angel is 6. Iggy, Gazzy, and Angel are all related. Oh I almost forgot, my real name is Monique. Is Max a nickname?" Nudge asked finishing off her rant for the time being.
"Yeah, my real name is Maximum Martinez, but everyone just calls me Max." I said, suddenly regretting asking Nudge to walk with me. We have barely made it down a block and she has said enough to fill a book.
Nudge stared at me with wide eyes and I immediately started to get mad. Why does everyone always have to make fun of my name? It's not like I made it up myself or something.
"That is the coolest name I have ever heard." Nudge said, catching me off guard. I think I'm starting to like this girl.
"Really? Thanks. Most people think it is weird." I said truthfully. At my old schools I used to get made fun of a lot for my name, which is why I started going by Max.
"Definitely! I wish my parents were cool enough to give me an awesome name like that. But that's okay I still love them anyway. So, school is starting up in a week, are you excited to start at a new school?
"Not particularly. I have never really been good at starting at new places." I said distractedly, only now noticing how beautiful this neighborhood is. Every yard has a garden and the grass tended to. The houses are all individual and are gorgeous.
"Oh," Nudge said, breaking me out of my reverie. "That's okay I will introduce you to Fang and Iggy before school starts and they can show you around the school. Don't worry about it." Nudge said in a comforting voice and I started to realize that I was finally getting a friend. Maybe mom was right, this place is different.
"Thanks, I would really appreciate that Nudge." I said actually meaning the words.
"Hey, what are friends for if not to help each other out?" Nudge said casually but I quickly glanced up at her words.
"Is that what we are, friends?" I said as casual as possible to her, trying not to get my hopes up.
"Of course, I mean if you want to be. I mean I want to be friends, but if you don't I would totally understand since you just moved here and you probably miss your old friends and don't even want any here, but…" Nudge started saying and since there was no sign of her stopping anytime soon- something I have come to expect from her- I cut her off.
"I would love to be your friend Nudge." And with that we walked on around the neighborhood before we ended up back at our houses and said goodbye, making plans for tomorrow to meet up and for me to meet the gang.
When I walked inside my mom stopped me. "What did you think of the neighborhood, Max? Do you think you can stand to live here for a while?" She asked, already expecting me to say no.
"Yeah, I think I can." I said with a smile on my face. Mom looked shocked but not wanting to ruin my mood, she went back to unpacking as I went upstairs.
I really think I could get used to this place.