Life is Strange: The Darkest Time
Chapter 1 of a new Life is Strange story, hope you enjoy it; a word of warning, if you like the character Brooke Scott in any way, do not read.
Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange or its characters.
Chapter 1
Stretching and yawning, Max Caulfield smiled as she stood by the window, looking out at the day beginning.
'It's a nice day.' She thought cheerfully. 'Well, might as well get ready, don't want to be late.'
She had just returned from having a shower and just needed to get dressed then she would be all ready for the day. She could hear the activity outside and knew the other girls in the dorms were all getting ready too.
Still smiling she went to her closet to get dressed; removing her pyjamas and pulling on her underwear she looked through the closet, seeking her clothes for the day. Deciding to take a short break from her usual style she pulled on a pair of black leggings with denim shorts over them and a blue T-shirt; she still pulled on her usual grey hoodie, unzipped as usual.
Settling on a pair of grey sneakers she shouldered her bag and smiled.
Checking herself in the mirror she nodded. 'There we go, simple, just the way I like it. Well, here we go...'
She shook her head. It was almost like a game, a sad game that she found pathetic; but right now she just wasn't in the mood to be dealing with it. She did not want to have to deal with any drama today, especially not with Victoria and her crew; so she'd have to try and avoid them.
Exiting the dorm room Max prepared herself; spotting Courtney and Taylor hanging out in the corridor; yet she noticed something that confused her and made her stop.
She momentarily forgot her desire to avoid them as she noticed. 'Huh, that's odd, where's Victoria?'
There was no sign of the leader of that little trio; which Max found curious and odd; it wasn't like Victoria to be absent from her friends, especially when so many were making their way to class. The three of them always made their entrance into the school together after all.
Shaking her head, dismissing the thoughts Max decided not to dwell on it and instead made her way to exit the dorms. As she approached she smiled when she saw two people she knew well.
"Dana, Juliet, good morning." She greeted the duo.
Turning to her they both grinned.
Juliet spoke first. "Hey Max, how are you?"
"I'm good, how about you two?"
"We're good." Dana replied. "So, anything exciting planned?"
Max shook her head. "Not really, just, a regular day I think."
"Us too, although, you never can tell, if you ask me, truly exciting things happen when you don't plan them." Juliet replied.
All three sharing a laugh they headed out of the dorms and parted ways.
Once out in the dorm courtyard, Max spotted another familiar face, a blonde girl clad in a mint green short sleeved top, above the knee grey skirt and simple brown flats. Max grinned; recognizing her friend; despite the slight change from her usual attire; her skirt being somewhat shorter than usual, no doubt taking the nice day into account.
"Hi Kate." Max greeted the girl joyfully.
Turning Kate smiled widely. "Oh, hi Max; good morning."
Max nodded. "How are you?"
Kate smiled. "I'm alright; you?"
"I'm good too. I...I'd love to stay and talk, but..."
Kate agreed. "Yeah, we should get going before class starts."
So they headed onwards, towards the main campus. It was there, sitting by the fountain, Max saw someone else; a young man who, the moment she saw him, she strangely felt flustered.
"Max, Kate, hey." He greeted them as they approached.
Max grinned. "Hi Warren."
Kate greeted him too while Max couldn't help but note a series of strange feelings she was having, coursing within her.
'What is this, why am I...Urgh, not the time.' She told herself.
She joined Kate and Warren as they headed into the school building. But as she did so, she couldn't help but note, to her great concern, something seemed a little off with Warren; but couldn't think how to ask without prying too much. Yet she was worried about him, he certainly did not seem like his usual self.
Meanwhile still in her dorm room, Victoria Chase was pacing back and forth in her room; frantic.
'Oh god, what do I do...what do I do…?' She thought, her fears building to a frenzy.
She stopped and took a deep breath; trying to calm down.
All the same, her mind still raced, as she considered the issues she faced. 'God this is going to; what am I, I...How do I even tell him?'
Shivering; fearful, she looked over at her desk; there, looking back at her unforgivingly, was the positive pregnancy test.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
