Caroline slumped back down on the sofa and blinked the tears back from her eyes.
Max was gone.
She knew Max wouldn't be gone forever, but Caroline had to change if she wanted her to stay.
She pulled a mirror out of her bag and stared at her reflection and sighed.
Why would Max want to stay with her?
She folded up her mirror and tossed it aside, standing up and wiping the tears from her eyes.
Caroline walked to the bathroom and washed all of her makeup off her face and reached for the scissors that laid next to the sink.
"Johnny, let me go." Max sighed as Johnny pulled her along and down an alley.
"Okay." He dropped her arm and stood opposite her.
"What is it Johnny?"
"Let me kiss you."
"No!" Max moved further away from him and pushed herself against the wall to get away from him.
"Come on. Once. You wanted to like a week ago, what's changed?" Johnny moved further towards her.
"Caroline and I are..."
"You're what?"
"Together." Max gulped.
"You're fucking kidding me." Johnny took a slow step back from Max, throwing his hands up.
Max shook her head. "I really love her Johnny."
"And you think I don't love you?"
"Johnny stop. Please."
"Push me away then." He smiled, wrapping his arms around her.
"Johnny, I don't wanna lose you as a friend...but I'm gonna fucking hit you if you don't get off me."
Johnny ignored Max and just pulled her closer. He felt a sharp pain in his gut and he fell to the floor.
He looked up at Max who was in tears.
"What the fuck?!" He groaned.
Max pulled herself together as she opened the apartment door with remarkable ease, considering her hands were shaking.
She let herself drop on the floor and pulled her knees up to her chest.
She noticed the apartment was dark and she stupidly called out into the darkness.
"Caroline?" she cried.
When she recieved no reply she just cried harder and hugged herself tighter.
She had ruined everything. The only relationship she wanted to keep and make special she had ruined.
Max hated herself more than anything and wanted to stay in the darkness forever.
She couldn't tell whether or not she was falling asleep but her eyes felt heavy and soon, the sound of her own crying became distant and dream-like.
Max woke up a few hours later and Caroline still wasn't home.
She pulled herself up off the floor and scanned the apartment, she hadn't been home at any point either.
Max paced her home, trying to figure out what to do.
Her and Caroline had only just made their relationship official, and she'd already messed it up, if earlier wasn't enough to upset Caroline, then she was sure she would do it eventually. But, it was too early to throw anything away.
She yanked one of Johnny's drawings off the wall and turned it off, writing a quick note in pen before leaving out of the back door.
Caroline walked past an alley before having to go back and double check as she saw a figure crippled in pain.
She jogged down the alley and crouched down beside the victim. She turned him round and stepped back when she saw who it was.
"J-Johnny?" she called to him.
He groaned and opened his eyes.
"Shit, Caroline!" He scrambled to the wall and instantly regretted it, wincing in pain.
"What happened?" She asked.
Johnny scoffed "Has Max not told you?"
"No...I thought she was still with you."
"She was gone hours ago." Johnny's face flashed with worry. "She kicked me in the stomach then ran off."
"She kicked you?!"
"Yeah, I tried to kiss her an-"
Caroline cut him off. "Listen. Until we find Max, I don't care what you did, but afterwards, I better not see your face again, are you clear?" She shocked herself by how harsh she was being.
"G-got it." Johnny dropped his gaze. "Would she be back at the apartment?"
"Let's go check."
Caroline clicked the lights on in the apartment and scanned the room quickly.
"Max?" Johnny called.
"You check the bedroom..." Caroline pointed Johnny and examined the room.
She spotted a crumpled piece of paper on the counter.
Caroline shook as she read it.
Hey,
I won't be gone forever. I just went for a walk.
Some stuff happened with Johnny, but I'll explain that later.
If you had any sense, you'd get out of this while you can. I'm starting to think I'm too much for anyone to look after.
But never doubt I love you.
Max.
"Well she's not in the bedroom." Johnny sauntered back through.
Caroline folded the paper up quickly and put it in her pocket.
"Johnny..."
"Yeah?"
"Can you show me the billboard you took Max to?"
Johnny gulped. "I guess, there's a lot of stairs though."
"I don't care."
"Do you want me to go up there with you?"
"No." Caroline spat "Just..." She calmed her voice down "Show me where it is please."
Max closed her eyes and focused on the wind blowing around her feet.
She glanced down and looked at the city, hundreds of feet below her, people running through the streets as she dangled her feet of the edge of the building.
She smiled as she felt control for once, she could end it all here. Just a few inches forward and she'd never have to be anyone's problem again.
She couldn't keep living like this, running away because she was scared of getting bored.
Max knew she wouldn't get bored of Caroline, but her mind and track record kept screaming at her and she didn't know how to feel.
"Get away from the edge." Came a voice from behind her.
The voice was so weak, she couldn't tell if it was her conscience or someone physically behind her, so she dismissed.
"Max, please get away from the edge." The voice came again, louder this time.
She turned round and saw the owner of the voice, Caroline.
"How did you know I was here?"
"Get away from that edge." Caroline insisted.
"Caroline..."
"Now Max."
Max sighed and pulled herself away from the edge, standing up and facing Caroline.
"How did you know I was here?" Max repeated.
"Johnny."
"Is he here?" Max looked shocked.
"No" Caroline smiled.
"Caroline..."
"Max I saw the note." Caroline moved towards Max.
Max dropped her gaze and began fiddling with her hands.
Caroline gripped Max's hands in hers and held them still.
"I'm such a fuck up." Max sniffed.
"No you're not, you haven't fucked anything up."
"But, I will. I know I will. Because nothing's ever gonna be like a fairytale and-"
Caroline cut Max off.
"Max. You come from a world where you're taught the harsh reality of life and you know the world for what it is and how horrible it can be. I grew up and I was told to believe in fairytales and happy endings, all the pretty stuff that could happen."
Caroline ran her hands up to Max's neck and pulled her close.
"This is why we're perfect, because you keep my feet on the ground, but I can try and give you as close to a happy ending as I can. Not many people have that, you don't wanna throw that away."
Max nodded through her tears and fell into a hug with Caroline.
A/N: This isn't the end guys because that would be boring;P Obviously Max has to pay the price for her 'meeting' with Johnny and that's all I'm saying. I'd also like to thank you guys for all the lovely reviews and the fact that this little fic has almost reached 2,000 views. If you have any ideas for any plot twists please feel free to message me, and we can write the story all together:3
