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I didn't even think about what I was doing. I jumped up, ran to Nick and pushed the gun out of his hand so it skidded across the concrete.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING YOU IDIOT?!" I screamed.
His eyes were wide with what seemed like panic at being caught. He was completely frozen, his back rigid as he stared down at me (Nudge was right-he towers above me just like Iggy)
"WELL?! ARE YOU GONNA ANSWER?!" I was in a heated rage. I didn't know him that well but I believed that life was precious and sure, his life might suck, but nothing can suck enough to want to die.
He just continued to stare down at me, studying my face. I could imagine what I looked like right now- my blonde hair streaked with light brown up in a messy ponytail, my cheeks flushed, sort of hiding the freckles that were sprinkled across my cheeks and nose, and my skirt a little dirty from crouching behind trash cans.
I went ahead and stared right back at him. I had never noticed but he had very dark, deep eyes you could get lost in but with specks of gold and his dark hair hid his forehead and his ears.
"Hello? Are you gonna say anything?"
"Ya. Thanks," is all he said before he sprinted away.
I was in my room and Nudge was over. She brought a ton of clothes that she recently bought. Her curly, brown hair was bouncing in all directions as she jumped and skipped around my room modeling and looking through clothes. She was talking about buying me a new wardrobe, but my mind was somewhere else.
Nick Ride.
I replayed the scene in the alley for the fifth time in my head and got angry all over again.
"Max, what's wrong, your face is red?"
"What? Oh nothing…"
"That's not true. You've been acting weird ever since you "picked up something for your mom" in the mall," she said using the little air quotes thing in the air with her fingers.
I debated on telling Nudge about Nick. I decided not to, even if Nudge was my best friend, this was something Nick obviously didn't want people to know about.
"Nothing Nudge really…"
School. I hate this place and as much as people might say ya catholic schools are so much safer or whatever. Not true.
I shuffled through the crowd trying to get to my locker but I was having a hard time shoving through a group of football players. I felt someone grab my upper arm and pull me through the crowd to the lockers. I looked up to see Nick impassively staring down at me.
I think I mumbled a thanks and kept walking.
I had never talked to Nick before in school.
Sam walked up and asked me something but my mind was somewhere else.
"Max? Hey are you friends with Nick Ride now?" he asked again.
"Huh? Oh ya ummm....i dont know."
"Huh. Weird."
It was weird. Were we friends?