Chapter 4
Max emerged from her room as O.C. was turning on the stove to heat a pot of water.
"Where are you going?" Original Cindy said when she saw that Max had her jacket on.
"I just need to go for a ride to clear my head."
"Max. Don't you want to lay down or at least have some tea."
Max clenched her fist. The last thing she wanted to do was blow up at her friend for trying to help.
"O.C., I'm fine really." Max gave a fake smile.
"But Max you've been through-"
"Cindy please don't coddle me." It came out harsher than she wanted and her friend recoiled a little.
"I'm sorry. It's just that…" Max looked her friend in the eyes and despite feeling her tears begin to threaten she continued softly. "If you treat me any different or show me any kind of pity because of what I just told you, I swear, I'll never speak to you again."
O.C. stared back at Max and saw her friend desperately trying to keep it together.
"No doubt." She finally said just as softly as Max had spoken.
"I'm fine. It's no big deal really." Max turned away from O.C. and began wheeling her motorcycle towards the door. Before she walked out, she turned back to O.C.
"Thanks for…you know." Max said slightly nodding toward her bedroom.
"No problem Boo." O.C. said with a small smile that disappeared the moment Max walked out of the apartment.
AN: That was short wasn't it.
Max emerged from her room as O.C. was turning on the stove to heat a pot of water.
"Where are you going?" Original Cindy said when she saw that Max had her jacket on.
"I just need to go for a ride to clear my head."
"Max. Don't you want to lay down or at least have some tea."
Max clenched her fist. The last thing she wanted to do was blow up at her friend for trying to help.
"O.C., I'm fine really." Max gave a fake smile.
"But Max you've been through-"
"Cindy please don't coddle me." It came out harsher than she wanted and her friend recoiled a little.
"I'm sorry. It's just that…" Max looked her friend in the eyes and despite feeling her tears begin to threaten she continued softly. "If you treat me any different or show me any kind of pity because of what I just told you, I swear, I'll never speak to you again."
O.C. stared back at Max and saw her friend desperately trying to keep it together.
"No doubt." She finally said just as softly as Max had spoken.
"I'm fine. It's no big deal really." Max turned away from O.C. and began wheeling her motorcycle towards the door. Before she walked out, she turned back to O.C.
"Thanks for…you know." Max said slightly nodding toward her bedroom.
"No problem Boo." O.C. said with a small smile that disappeared the moment Max walked out of the apartment.
AN: That was short wasn't it.
