October 7,2013
"Max its time to wake up." She heard her dad call from the kitchen.
"Huh, wha, wowsers already" Max says tiredly as she checks her alarm clock. She sits up and stretches a little bit before standing up to go take a shower.
20 minutes later...
Max stands in front of the bathroom mirror trying to help boost her self esteem up.
"Ok Max just breathe. Lets think about the positives here. New people. New School. New life." She says slowly while looking at the mirror. She slowly looks down at her arms and snaps her head back up.
"No. No bad thoughts right now." She said to herself. She continues staring at herself in the mirror until her dad breaks her train thought.
"Max its time to eat!" He calls from downstairs again.
"Ok! Give me a second!" She yells back as she looks at the mirror. She takes a deep breath and shakes her head before walking downstairs.
Downstairs...
"Good morning kiddo." Her dad greets
"Good morning dad." Max said as she yawned.
"You excited for today?" He asked while flipping a pancake.
"I don't know." She tells him honestly
"Why is that?" He asked sincerely
"Cause you know im not very good with people,dad."
"Max,I know you had a rough time years back but we wouldn't have moved here if I wasn't 100% certain you'd like it here."
"I know but still. What if they don't like me?"
"They will Max. Just be yourself and they'll come around."
"Being myself is what got me in this situation in the first place." She thought to herself.
"Besides, you'll be staying in a all girls dorm. So im sure you'll be able to be friends with most of them." He said as he placed a pancake on a plate.
"I hope you're right."
"Trust me Max. They'll love you." He tells her while giving her a plate with a pancake.
"Syrup?" He offers which makes Max smile.
They eat breakfast together and have a great time while doing so with her dad cracking jokes which make Max laugh. When they get done eating, Ryan decides to check the time.
"Its time to go Max."
"Already?" She asked sadly.
"Yep. You got all your clothes packed right?"
She nods
"Perfect, now go get in the car. I'll check and see if everything is locked before we go."
Max nods and walks outside to go their car. She gets inside and starts thinking.
"Oh my dog. This is nerve racking." She thought
"Let's just calm down Max. Maybe dad is right, the people here were extremely welcoming when we first moved here so maybe the school isn't so different." She said to herself
She decides to turn on the radio to calm her nerves and switches between stations to find a song she likes.
"Finally." She says to herself as she sits back amd relaxes.
Then her dad comes outside and enters the car.
"You got everything Max?"
"Yea."
"Camera?"
"Check?"
"Bag?"
"Check."
"Smile on your face?" He asked cheerfully
"Check." Max said while giggling.
"Alright lets go. ONWARD!" He said jokingly which makes Max laugh again.
The ride to Blackwell was mostly silent between them besides the music playing. Max was just staring out the window, admiring the ocean view that Arcadia Bay has to offer. She ends up spotting a lighthouse on top of a cliff which peaks her interest.
"That looks like a nice spot for a picture." She thinks
They end up strolling through the main part of town which makes Max interested at the environment. Her dad notices and asks "You like the town Max?"
"Its like something from a movie." She said.
He chuckles and says "Glad you like it. Maybe we can head over to that diner over there after you finish your classes for today."
"That sounds fun." Max tells him.
He smiles and continues driving until they reach their destination.
"Well this is it Max."
"Wowsers this place is...its amazing." Max said in disbelief
He chuckles again and asks "Want me to walk you to your dorm?"
"If its fine with you." She tells him.
"Anything for you kiddo."
They get out the car and begin walking onto the school campus with Max thinking "Maybe everything will be alright after all."