Chapter 2- The suffering

It's been two weeks since Chloe's funeral. Max felt a lot better but still, think about Chloe as she missed her. Everyday, She always visits Joyce every day to keep her company and spending time with her. Also, she has been hanging out with the girls like Kate, Alyssa, Dana, Juliet, and Stella. Mostly, she likes hanging out with Warren. Victoria and her "minions" are friendly to Max. It's been changing lately….

Now, Warren was happy to see that Max smile and getting in a good mood. At the same time, he felt some strange since his sleep. He remembered a dream about his father's death. One time that he has a good dream about Max since he fell in love with her. He wished to have this dream again as he doesn't want to be suffered by thinking about his nightmare. He began to thought something:

"Man, what is wrong with me lately… First, Max was depressed since her best friend died. She got a lot better now, that's good... but… me… I been…. I began to suffer since that damn nightmare that I having! He angered thought. " Why Can… Ugh… Why Can I have a good dream."

In the tree and hide in the shadow, he became angry as he began to clench his fist really hard. This is the first time for him as he goes on "alpha". He tries to fight his phobia, but until then he sees Max coming. So, he stopped what he doing. Max greeted him with a smile, he returned the same.

"Hey, Warren," said Max, lighter tone.

"Oh… hey, Max…" he said, act nervous and calming down.

She sat next to him which it's made Warren calming down. "Okay, Warren… Just be cool… maybe talking to Max is help me calm down. One day, I will master my fear… I wish…" he thought in his mind.

"So, Warren. Why are you… um.. sitting in the shadow by yourself. It's like you have depression or something…?" Max asked.

"It's nothing. Really. I just have to be in the shade since the sun bothers me.," Warren closes his eyes, lean back to the tree.

Max understood him, began to little concern, but then she takes out her camera. She looked at Warren resting.

"Warren?... " Max said.

Warren opened his eye and glance at her. He sees her holding her camera, but he wonders why.

"Yes, Max?" Warren asked.

"Is it… Okay… to take pictures of us?" Max asked, her cheek glows red.

Warren began to blush as well, doesn't know what to say. He never has taken a picture with Max before. He uttered in his mind," Did- she asked me to take a selfie with her. I mean… That's good... Come on, Dude. Just do it. I don't want you suffering so much because of that nightmare. This is your chance, Damnit. Just say yes."

"Sure, Max," Warren smiled.

She getting closer to Warren, looked at the camera. So, they took the photo together as their memories. So, both of them have their photo to keep. "This is special memories for...us. There will be more," Max smiled.

So, They both quiet and stared at each other.

They were about to kiss, but they were interrupted by Brooke. Warren knew that Brooke has a feeling for him. He remembers that he takes Max and Brooke to Drive-in as friends, felt disappointed at first, but he was having a good time afterward. For Max, she knew about Brooke likes Warren. In the timeline that she rewinds, she wanted Warren to go with Brooke as a better choice. Until then, She was wrong…

In the timeline, Brooke gets jealous and angry when Max accepted his invitation. Max remember that she kiss Warren for the first time in the diner. This is where the storm happened. She didn't think about that as she tried to fix the time, but… the only way to stop the storm is to let her friend, Chloe, to accept her fate. So, Max did make that choice….

As the truth reveal, Max began to fall in love with Warren ever since that kiss. She tries to confess him, but Brooke always interrupts them. At the first time when she interrupts, Max has to wait until Warren to be alone. When she interrupts every time, Max felt anger in her mind as Brooke did this on purpose or tries to talk with him.

"Hey, Warren! We're going to be late for class. Come on! "Brooke grabbed Warren's arm.

"Later, Max…" Warren waved at Max, sad tone.

She waved back at him.

While running, Warren felt sad when he never have a chance to tell his feelings with her.

"This suck… Max was going to tell me something, but then… Brooke. I just realized that ...Max likes me back? This is very mysterious to me. Well, I can make my move without Brooke's interruption. I know Brooke likes me, but I already fell in love with Max. I don't know if she like me back. If not, then I guess… I'll go with Brooke… I guess. Tonight for me… I hope that I can stop this bad dream…. I want to end my suffering… no matter what…" Warren uttered in his mind, his hands been grabbed by Brooke.

To be continued