Chapter One: Attempt
I moved from my spot on the carpet to let my dog out. My mom was yelling at me to let her out. I slammed the back door behind me. We had a small wooden deck. It had stairs on the left. There was a little patio beneath it. I leaned on the wooden rails. My mom drew apart the curtains of the office to look at me and Jazz. Jazz was our white Alaskan malamute.
She was named Jazz because when my adopted mother brought her home, I was playing a jazz song on my saxophone. She was barking, and when I stopped, so did she. We also have another dog named Total. He was a black Scottish terrier. Total was inside.
My mother adopted me from a 'very bad place.' That's all she would tell me about it. My mother was Anne Ridden. (A/N: Sorry, I am only on chapter five of the second Maximum Ride series right now, and my sister can't remember if Anne's last name was mentioned, so I had to make up a last name for her. All my sister told me was that she was a bad person.) She wasn't the nicest person.
I live with five others. We weren't named when we were at the 'very bad place' and Anne didn't give much thought to our names. I live with Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel. I don't know why Anne named Angel, Angel, because she gave the rest of us pretty lame names. Fang barely ever says a word, Iggy is blind, Nudge talks too much, the Gasman doesn't digest things well, and Angel is…well angelic. She tends to know what people are thinking, a lot. She can easily get what she wants.
Anne got Total him from the 'very bad place' and guess what? He came with a name.
I glared at Anne now. She didn't notice.
I looked back down at the grass, which was one level down. An idea came to mind. Don't do it, Max. I have also learned that Angel can put her thoughts into other people's minds. Stay out of my mind, Angel. I don't really care.
Oh, and did I forget to mention my name? It's Maximum, or as Anne says it is, Maxine. I don't like Maxine, because it's too feminine. So I go with Max.
I hauled myself up onto the wooden ledge. I held my arms out to my sides. Tell everyone goodbye for me. That was my last thought, before I pushed myself off the ledge.
Hey! Sorry for the cliffy. I really wanted something cool. Don't worry, there's another chapter. You're lucky I decided to write more. I was planning on just putting this one up. So REVIEW YOUR THANKS TO ME! I know it's short. I don't really feel like putting in an arrow, so JUST REVIEW!