My frown as I tried to focus on the words on the board.
"Max why don't you tell us the answer to problem four?" Ms. Lauren calls. I shrug and droodle in the corner of my journal. I mean when it comes to kicking bad guys butt that's easy, learning English grammar, that can kill someone. The bell rang and I am the first one out of the class. Saved by the bell. I just want to spread out my wings and fly away, but I can't. My flock depends on me.
"Max over here." Nudge waves her head sticking out of Dr. Martinez's car. I hop in the passenger seat and slide down.
"How was it?" Nudge asks.
"It was a fun as getting your hair pulled from the roots." I snapped rolling my window down. I see Nudge give my mom a small nod.
"Well I got good and bad news for you." Dr. Martinez starts turning towards me. She looks back at the road. I straight up.
"I will take the bad news first." I say quickly. I knew staying with her forever was to good to be true. I mean she's a vet a single mother (since Jeb isn't actually married to her) she can't raise Ella and the whole flock out of that little paycheck she gets. I knew I shouldn't have raised my hopes to high.
"Um well we have a new member to the family," she says quickly. She lets out a little laugh. How is a new member bad?
"Is that a the bad news we are going to get a pet?" I ask suspiciously. I turn and face her.
"I didn't mean pet I meant uh... a real person." She stammers a little turning red. That's a first, I didn't even think she could blush. She too calm of a person.
"Who is it?"
"Would you like to her the good news then you can meet her in the house?" I will find out anyway waiting a little longer won't do much harm. Except I really hate waiting it's like having a bad itch you really want to scratch but you can't and then you do.
"Okay what's the good news."
"Your changing schools."
"Yeah." I pump my fist in the air. It almost hits the roof. I just want to jump out side and do a little jiggle.
Max are you sure this is a good thing. The voice asks me. I scowl and put my arm back down.
Of course. New begins are very rare.
Max, why am I not surprised that the voice left me hanging.
"She is in the living room." Mom calls as I hop out the car. Okay so I have to find out who she happens to be. I rush to the front door and push it open. I stop and let the screeen door bang shut. " Who could it be that would make it bad news?
With great cation I step into the hallway and pop my head into the living room. And I see myself. Sitting cross legged on the carpet and humming.
"Must have never gotten the memo. "I say dryly. She opens her eyes. And they grow wider. She jumps to her feet.
"Oh Max it looks like you met Maximize Ride." says quickly. "Now I am going to go cook some dinner and let you two talk."
Before I can say a word she is out the room and banging pots in the kitchen. I turn around and stare at Maximize. She looks just like me.
"It's so weird how you look just like me." She says.
"Actually your the one who looks like."