I do not own Maximum Ride or the characters. This story is only pure fun. I know it's short but im still a beginner! Enjoy!
My other half. How can I survive with half of myself gone? He wasn't dead but I felt as if I was. I could not go on. He was my barrel when I went down the waterfall. Now I was free-falling down a waterfall about to land on the jagged rocks. And I didn't care. I couldn't make myself care. I knew I had to suppport my flock. After all I was still the leader. Time to suck it up and go through another horrible, empty, pointless day in a millenia of horrible, empty, pointless days. Oh, goodness. Kill me now. I trudged down the stairs and stiffly sat in a chair then slumped foward feeling myself crumple. Mom came up and scratched between my wings. She and Jeb had decided to stick around, considering how unstable I was. I ate breakfast mechanically, then Mom told me to go lie down. For once I didn't disobey orders. She followed me into my room, and she shut the door once we were both in.
"Max," she began, but I cut her off.
"I don't want any more talks about how I should go find him. I'm heading out in a week and I will survive until then. But until then do not expect very much out of me." I spoke the words with no feeling in my voice. She nooded with a grim expression.
" Take a nap, Max. Get some peace of mind. I'll keep an eye on the flock."She smiled and tucked me in as if I were a child. She even kissed my forehead before she left.
" Sweet dreams." She whispered as she left. Yea, 'cause I always dream sweetly.
As I slipped into unconsicenous I realized one thing.
She had forgotten the bedtime story with the happy ending.