There was a small drop of water coming from the faucet. Goofy had been in the bath tub for over an hour and had ignored every kind of phone call, knock on the door, ring of the doorbell, rock on the window, everything. He just sat there. Looking to the ceiling. Recounting the day everything happened.
*flashback*
"MAXIE!" Bradley had his finger inches away from the button, closer even, and was ready to push it. "keep your eyes focused, on your goals!" Goofy let go of the horseshoe . *TINK* he looked over to Bradley Uppercrust iii and saw him dazed, as he dropped the remote the goof felt a burst of satisfaction that soon desintigrated as bradlye fell forward. "NO!" Goofy lunged but was too late and the button had been pushed, Max was off with Tank who had been bradleys right hand man, enfases on the HAD. Tank had been caught in the line of fire and barreled down by Max. both of which had been launched into the base of the giant red X that symbolized the X-games significance. The tower plummeted to the ground in flames.
The smoke. The fire. The screaches of the horrified people watching.
Goofy ran as fast as he could, his heart punding, his max was trapped and he haad to help! He ran and ran and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks as the saw the X land and flames rising higher to the sky. He broke through thin red material that was already burning and through the frame of the 'X'. Frantically looking around for his son he hear d tank and max.
"hold on tank!"
"I'm burning, baby! Hurry!" the bulk had been trapped.
Goofy ran toward the noise and found his son, helping tank. He helped lift the frames off of tank with max. they all started running for the last opening as it crashed around them. They were too late. They were closed in and max told them to stay where they were. "dad I need to do this. Please, stay here with tank. He needs a dad more than I do right now." Max looked at Goofy with his intense eyes and Goofy felt pride and joy that his son was doing this. Everyone choked on the black air that filled their lungs. "ill be right back dad"
He never came back.
The firemen found Goofy and Tank and dragged them out of the wreckage within a minute after Max had left, Goofy struggled to stay, yelling his sons name. his son who had never been found.
*flashback over*
Brad had won but been put in a jail until his court date which was still a month away.
'if only I hadn't missed' everyday this thought went through Goofy's head
'if only I hadn't missed my max wouldn't be missed'
'if only I hadn't missed…'
And as Goofy put this towel around his torso, a knock hammered his door and a familiar voice yowled through the door.
"hey! Goof!"
