Chapter 3

⌠Hi sweetheart, we missed you.■ My mom said walking over to give me a hug. I hugged her back and hugged Ella.
⌠Oh my goodness Max it is so good to se you!■ Ella practically yelled.
No I hadn▓t visited them in the past 4 years either. They had taken in the flock after what they did to me. I wasn▓t going to visit them after that. I decided they could have the flock and I would just leave.
⌠Hey Mom, Ella.■ I said nodding my head towards them. ⌠I didn▓t expect to see you guys again.■ My voice started to shake. I can▓t believe I am letting my emotions get the better of me.
⌠Oh honey did you think we would just forget about you?■ Mom said grabbing my hand and rubbing it. ⌠We could never forget you.■ ⌠Well, I just figured that you guys had chosen them over me when I came home and saw them there.■ My eyes started to fill with tears but I swallowed them back.
⌠Max, how could you ever think that?! We will always love you.■ Ella yelled.
⌠Max when you showed up at the house we had no idea what had happened. I was so shocked to see that look of pain and hatred on your face when you arrived. When the flock showed up without you I just assumed you would show up soon and when you did you left before I could catch you and ask what was going on. But, when you left Fang explained the situation to me, I told them they could stay for as long as they needed. I didn▓t know that you were so hurt by it. I▓m so sorry honey.■ My mom said. ⌠But you let them stay!!■ I yelled at the top of my lungs, ⌠How could you do that to me?!■ ⌠Yes Max I did but what was I supposed to do kick the out on the streets?■ Mom answered in a question.
⌠Yes, that was exactly what you were supposed to do!!■ I yelled back.
⌠Oh Max won▓t you just come home?■ she replied. ⌠Not if they are anywhere near there and especially not after they have stayed there!■ ⌠Come on Max we all miss you, and they feel terrible for what they did, we all just want you to come home.■ Ella jumped in.
⌠You can just tell them to shove it because they had their chance, now I have a new family a million times better than they could of ever imagined being!■ I said venom dripping from my words.
Ella took a few steps back obviously appalled at my response.
⌠What Ella did you just think I would be all like oh thank the lord I have been waiting forever for this day lets go right now. You can stop waiting because you will never get that response.■ I spat at Ella. Hah! I told you I wasn▓t the person I used to be.
⌠Now max there▓s no need to get upset and say thing you don▓t mean.■ Mom said trying to sooth me. News flash I got over that, years ago, it isn▓t going to work.
⌠Say things I don▓t mean, I meant every word I just said. Obviously this isn▓t the love fest you came here for so goodbye.■ I said turning on my heels and walking away.
⌠Max, Max wait!■ Mom and Ella Both yelled after me. They were just wasting their breath, I just kept walking.
As I walked down the hall I noticed that someone was following me, I turned to see Demetri. Crap I had forgotten that he was there. I stopped so he could catch up.
⌠The beach,■ was all he had to say I just nodded and we were off.