(Max POV)
One: The Singer
"Max, Max, Max!"
I groaned, "What is it, Angel?" I asked sweetly while looking around the street, trying to find what it was she wanted.
The flock and I were currently seated at an outdoor café in some tiny town somewhere in the Midwestern U.S. that none of us could find on the dumb map. Angel, and Nudge had run off a few minutes ago to, according to Nudge, see the wonders of Main Street in some small town, somewhere U.S.A. While Fang and I attempted to locate the town on the map and Gazzy and Iggy were discussing the next bomb they were going to make. Nudge and Angel popped up again now and I assumed by the bouncing that they wanted something that we couldn't afford.
Angel shook her head, obviously reading my mind again (That was starting to get really annoying.) She put her finger to her lips, "Shh. Listen." She said. Fang looked up and Iggy and Gazzy stopped their quiet conversation and the four of us listened. And let's just I'm not the only of the four of us that was surprised by what I heard.
They all told me that I'd never fly,
That with this broken wing I'd never touch the sky,
I look around at my flock. Angel, Gazzy, and Nudge looked delighted, Fang's eyes widened ever-so slightly that if didn't know him you'd never have noticed, Iggy was smiling and I was pretty sure that my jaw hit the table What could I say? Who ever this singer was she good.
They all told me that I was just a broken angel,
That my broken wing would never let me fly,
And that I could never leave the ground,
But they never told my why!
I assumed that was the refrain. The singer's voice gained more passion as she sang it. Angel grabbed my arm and started tugging me.
"Come on Max." I stood and Iggy and Fang stood with me. Fang looked a bit skeptical but I doubted that anything could go horribly wrong by just seeing who the singer was.
They all told me that my broken wing left me grounded,
That no matter how hard I tried I'd never fly
When followed Angel and Nudge down the street until we came to a small park that was surrounded on all four sides by sidewalks and shops.
They all told me that I was just a broken angel,
That my broken wing would never let me fly,
The singer was standing on the front edge of the park next to a little box that people were dropping spare change in.
And that I would never leave the ground,
But they never told me why!
I heard Fang behind me describing the singer to Iggy, well I suppose that she was pretty. She had long black hair that fell down to her waist held back by a silver headband. Her skin was so fair that it was nearly white. She wore knee length black shorts and a navy tee shirt under a slightly lighter blue windbreaker. But all she wore on her feet were a light pair of sandals.
Just a broken angel, just a broken angel with my broken wing,
They all told me that no one could fly with a broken wing,
But I never listened,
The singer nodded in acknowledgment to every person who dropped even the smallest amount of money in her box. Angel skipped up and put a couple quarters she had in her pocket into the singer's box. I put a five-dollar bill in there. I don't know why I'm just nice that way. We stayed and listened to the rest of the song.
I'm not just the broken angel they say I am,
And even with my broken wing I will still fly,
Because they never told me that you need two wings to fly,
No they never told me that I needed two wings to fly.
Because I don't need two wings to fly,
No, I don't need two wings,
To fly.
The singer opened her eyes and smiled at us as we clapped. Angel looked up at me and smiled. I was glad that we had come here. The song made me feel like I could still care for the flock, even if something happened and people told me that I couldn't.
Plus I think that Fang almost smiled.
This is an edited version of the original first chapter. I'm going to warn anyone who'd read the original that the beginning is going to be very similar to the original so it might be a little boring but it's going to change quite drastically after that.
Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed.
-Ebony-