Abandoned. How could she just leave? I mean, I knew that leaving didn't sound like her, but she did.
Max abandoned us all.
Think about it. She didn't scream, or anything. She just silently disappeared.
"Fang Martinez," the principal announced. I walked up the stairs and across the stage. Yes. She did say Fang.
Right now, in case you didn't get it, I'm graduating high school.
Yep. Me. At school.
And, to make it more shocking, I'm going to college.
So, let's see. Four years ago, I told Max that we weren't going to live forever.
Yeah we were. We found that out when we saved the world.
Without Max.
Eat it Max. We did it without you.
She was supposed to be the one to save the world, but we did it without her help.
In a way. She was the one who raised us after the b-tard abandoned us. Cough, cough, Jeb. Maybe she went with him. Maybe it's a family trait. Abandon the ones who you pretended to care about.
Ha.
I was glad she left. We didn't need her anyways.
Lie! I wasn't glad she left. We did need her.
She was our stronghold.
But, we're doing alright now, thanks to me and Iggy. We both stepped up, and got everyone through.
I sighed and shook the principal's hand. A teacher handed me my diploma, and I walked off.
Who cares if everyone cheered louder for me and Iggy than everyone else?
Yeah. Everyone knew about our wings. We had been all over the news once we saved the world. It's kinda hard to hide after that.
Val had to move when we moved in with her. She was the Flock Mom. She was the only Mom we knew.
She didn't understand the Max thing either.
So, anyways, when we moved, we moved to a whole new state.
Alabama. Home of the Auburn Tigers.
That's where me and Iggy are going to school. It wasn't hard to get a scholarship. We were smart, fast, strong, funny, cuteā¦
Well, okay. So that doesn't really matter, but still.
All we had to do was put our names and some qualities about us, and BAM! We were in.
Me, Iggy, Nudge, and Ella were Auburn fans. Everyone else, Alabama.
Blue and orange is cooler.
Iggy slapped me a high five, and I sat beside him.
Lucky him. He had Ella.
Who do I have?
No one! I'm all alone! My girlfriend abandoned me!
As odd as this sounds, I still consider her my girlfriend.
"This has been the
most talented, the smartest, the most athletic, and my favorite class
I've ever had," the principal said. "And, as you can tell, I've
had quite a few."
Well, she was reaching her eighties.
No joke.
"I'm going to
miss you all," she said. "And you will be a class Cullman High
School will always remember."
Just cause me and Ig were here.
Just kidding.
We didn't participate in any sports. We could have, but we didn't want to.
We were the cool guys who didn't have to try.
Girls were falling for us everywhere. All Iggy had to do was put his arm around Ella, and the girls got disappointed.
Then they saw I was alone.
That cheered them up. Big time.
"Be proud," the principal said.
Everyone clapped and cheered.
"Whoo," I mumbled.
Max would've made this twenty times better. Maybe more. It was great now.
Just imagine how it would be with her.
"I now present you the 2009 graduating class!" she exclaimed.
Everyone threw up there hats, even me. I didn't throw mine far or enthusiastically though. Once I got it, I walked off.
Thinking about Max depressed me. So, I was depressed a lot. But there were occasional times I forgot about her and was happy.
What does this mean?
"Congrats!" Nudge squealed as she ran to hug me and Iggy.
Is it bad to say I'm
scared of Nudge?
Not because she's mean, ugly, stronger,
faster, scary, or anything like that.
She has a crush on
me!
I had a feeling she did, and once I could read minds, long
story, she told me. And, well, I freaked out.
Poor Gazzy. He was right there.
Good thing Nudge can't read minds yet.
Once again, long story.
Gazzy had always had a thing for Nudge. Always.
Sure, she's pretty, sweet, funny, and NOT shy. She's a great person, but she's like my little sister. My sister from another mister. I love her, but like a sister.
And besides. The heart can only have one true love. And I know, without a doubt, mine was, is, Max. No matter what she does.
She could have a baby, and that would be okay with me. I'll still love her.
Could I tell Nudge all this?
No.
And no. I'm not dating her. I just try to act like nothing has changed.
Sometimes, the flirting drives me insane! It makes it harder to ignore the fact she likes me, and Gazzy gets so mad!
She kissed my cheek. "We're all going to miss you."
Gazzy glared at me and then looked down.
I sighed. "Let's get home. Me and Iggy have a fun day ahead of us tomorrow," I said quietly.
We had decided to leave now so we could get settled and get used to things as soon as possible.
And hey. No traffic.
I feel sorry for anyone who gets in our way.
She smiled. "Okay." We all started to walk off.
Gazzy elbowed me in the stomach as he walked past me, and I made a face.
Hey. He's twelve, and he's really strong. Not as strong as me, but about as strong as I was when I was his age.
But if he wants something bad enough, or you make him mad enough, he completely loses control and uses his new ability.
Yeah. I was the dummy who made him mad when he discovered this ability.
He can literally blow things up with looks. His looks literally can kill. And, if you look into his eyes, you can't move until HE breaks the eye contact. Unless he doesn't want you to. Then, you can't move anyways.
His hair turns black, and his eyes are a reddish color when he's in that mode.
His hands set on fire, and blades come out of his fingers, toes, and fists. Lasers shoot out of his eyes, at his own will, and fangs literally form on him.
He looks like a demon from hell.
His skin gets darker too.
Gazzy, the most innocent looking boy I know can look like the scariest person you'll ever meet.
And, another thing, we're all getting the same powers.
We all have the magnetic thing and the technology thing Nudge has, and everyone, but Nudge, can read minds. Well, we all, but Nudge, have all of Angel's.
Are we going to get Gazzy's too?
God, I hope not.
I got out of the SUV, and I started to walk inside.
Gazzy grabbed my wrist and pinned me against the wall. "Stay away from Nudge," he said darkly.
I sighed. "I'm trying Gazzy. Trust me. I'm trying."
He scoffed. "Try harder," he hissed. I could see his hair darkening, and his eyes turning a purplish color. His skin was getting darker too.
"Calm down," I
said gently. "Gazzy, I'll be out of here by tomorrow. Then, you
won't have to worry about me."
He smiled. "True." He
went back to normal and walked inside.
Great. So now Gazzy hates me.
I walked inside and into my room.
Tomorrow, I would be out of his life, maybe forever.
Like Max.
