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MAXES POV

I sat alone in the basement and shivered. I blew out a puff of air that made a cloud in front of my face.

Where are Liesel and the Hubermans right now? I thought. They were probably huddled up in the Fielders basement, waiting for the Allies bombs to come and hit the ground. A chill ran down my back. I would die down here if a bomb hit the Hubermans house. I suppressed another chill and tried not to think about the bombs.

I stood up and walked over to the painting of the dripping sun. I ran my hand over the bright colors, the cloud rope and the two people walking on it. I hadn't seen the outside world for almost two years now. What I would've given to see the outside world. Just for a second. To have fresh air fill my lungs, to have the sun burn my arms or to have the rain kiss my cheeks.

Suddenly, a crazy idea crossed my mind. Everyone was hiding from the bombs. No one was outside. No one could see me if I just peeked outside the curtains. What would be the harm?

As I walked up the basement steps, my voice of reason screamed at me 'Get back downstairs! Someone will see you!'

But I ignored it.

I pushed open the basement door and walked into the kitchen, towards a window. 'Don't do it!' screamed the voice.

I placed my hand on the curtain and took a deep breath, then slid the curtain open to reveal the night. I opened my eyes wide and took in everything. The dark street, the wet ground, a stray dog sniffing around the trash cans. Then I looked up and saw the yellow stars, winking at me. There were many sprinkled across the sky. They burned my eyes.

The voice finally won me over and I shut the curtain slowly, the stars imprinted in my vision. I let out a small sigh of contentment and closed my eyes. I felt something inside me wake up, like the stars had breathed new life into me. I felt like dancing and singing and shouting, but I did none of these. I needed stay quiet.

I needed to become invisible to the world again.