MAX'S
POV
The next day I saw Sarah walking with a friend outside and ran after her.
"hey Sarah! I called she slowed down.
"Max hi." She said then saw the injury on my forehead
"Max what happened to your forehead?" she asked I told her I wanted to try the Indy 900 and failed. She laughed. Her friend said that was barbaric and stupid. She invited me to the arcade which I had gone to on my first day in Boston. I accepted but then saw Bryan hanging with some other guys.
"um you know what I forgot something I'll catch up with you later." I said "Max you don't have to run away." She said as I started to back up. "I'm not running away Sarah." I lied "Max this won't go away unless we deal with it." She pressed.
"Tell you what you deal with it your way I'll deal with it mine bye." She looked at me sadly and called after me. I told her to back off.
Later that night I walked into the apartment complex and saw a skate board at our front door, it looked like my old one.
"Do you like it?" I looked behind me to see that Julie girl.
"You got me a new board?"
I asked surprised she nodded I was touched by her kindness.
"Thank you," I stated she nodded and I started to head in. "you want to take a walk?" she asked I shrugged.
"Sure." I said and fallowed her. We walked over to a lake and she sat down. "Julie why'd you bring me here?" I asked she looked at me. "Why you scared of me?" she asked I laughed. "Seriously Max let me introduce you to someone." Julie whistled then a large bird swooped down from the sky. "Max this is my friend Angel. Angel this is Max."
"She's beautiful is she an Eagle?" I asked Julie shook her head. She's a hawk I found her with a broken wing." "So you took her to a vet?" I asked Julie shook her head she explained that she would sneak into the school at night to care for her hawk. And kept the bird in pigeon coop on the roof.
"I could tell her anything."
She said stroking the hawk's chest, I looked at the animal in amazement. "You want to try holding her?" I shook my head. "I not really good with animals." Julie took my hand. "Take a deep breath and look at Angel." she said "what?" I asked a little confused. "Look at Angel." Julie said I looked at the hawk. "now close your eyes and make a mental picture of her." I did as she said and took a deep breath. I felt my hand touch the hawk's chest. I felt really calm almost like nothing mattered I continued to talk to Julie. It was about 9:30 when my sister walked up. "Hey." She said smiling I smiled back.
"Hi Alex." I said she walked over asking if I saw the new skate board I nodded. "Yeah Julie got it for me." I stated my sister thanked her and asked how much we owed her. "Nothing it was my pleasure." Alex was shocked. "Thank you." My sister said and walked over to me. "Hey kid-o, let's see." She said brushing my hair back and looking at my head. She smiled and asked what I was up to. "Just hanging out Julie and her eagle." Julie continued to stroke Angel's chest. "Hawk Max Red tailed Hawk." My sister put her hand on my shoulder.
"Come on its late pal." I smiled as she started to walk away. "Okay I'll see you back at the apartment in an hour." I said my sister stopped and turned. "Now, you have stuff to do tomorrow." She said firmly. I got up and fallowed my sister.
JULIE's
POV
"Isn't she great sis!" I heard max say "I mean did you see the new board she something else!"
I smiled "pretty odd boy isn't he Angel?" I asked the hawk let out a soft screech. I smiled "
Your right he's a good kid."
