Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. James Patterson does and always will.
Chapter 7-Shopping
Max's POV
'Can I pick your shirt? Oh! Can I pick your clothes? I think that pink would be great fo you. And Ella could give a second opinion an-' as usual, Iggy's hand cut off Nudge's incoherent rambling but I could still make out a few sentences. But enough sentences to find out what Nudge wanted.
'No! No pink! And Nudge, when I go shopping which is rare, I choose my own things which means you do not get to choose and I hate pink.' I stated firmly. But this time, Iggy's hand stayed right where it was and we had a great moment of silence. I said had because a few minutes later, Iggy letout a huge yell of pain and his hand loosened from Nudges mouth.
'She bit me!' Iggy screamed, pointing an accusing finger at Nudge who was grinnig like she won a whole shopping mall.
This whole scene happened in Mrs M's car and I think that lady luck was frowning on me today. You would be probably wondering why I said that. Let me tell you something, if you were wondering about that, it's either that you haven't read the last few chapters, forgot the last few chapters, can't understand what I'm writing or you're just plain stupid.
Well . . . if you're reasons is one of the above, let me summarize the whole bad luck thing happening to me.
First, they managed to know that I could sing(a thing that had been a secret until now thanks to a certain caretaker of mine), they are planning ways of forcing me to join their band, there's school tomorrow and we're going shopping. And now, since the front seats were all full, I had to sit at the back. That might not sound so bad, but, that's not the bad part. The bad part is that Iggy and Nudge are sitting with me.
After 360 seconds(Yes, I have been counting the seconds) of enduring both of their antics, we finally reached the mall. Before I was adopted here, I would have laughed at the thought of being happy to reach the mall. But believe or not, I actually felt that way if it was to escape from them.
Before the car even stopped moving, I opened the door and jumped out.
'Max!' Mrs M shouted.'Wait until the car stops, then you could exit the car.'. I stared at her. Didn't Anne tell you about me being claustrophobic?
'I'm claustrophobic, I can't stand small and crowded areas.' I shuddered, remembering how I got clautrophobic. When I was in an abusive homes, for my punishment, I would be locked up in small areas like a closet and sometimes even a dog-cage.
'Oh! I'm sorry! I forgot.' she apologised.
With that last note, we went shopping and by evading Nudge and Ella, I managed to buy a few shirts and pants along with some stationaries for school, including a bag. After I bought my things, I hid behind the car, hoping that Ella, Nudge or even Angel couldn't find me.
After a few minutes, I felt someone literally breathe down my neck and I jumped, facing the person and my hand at my chest, soothing my pounding heart. When I saw who it was, I glared at him.
'Don't do that!' I exclaimed, taking deep breaths.
'Do what? Breathing?' Fang asked, a cocky smirk placed on his face. I groaned.
'What do you want? Persuade me to join the band?' I asked.
'No, I'm here to make a deal.' Fang said.
'What deal?' God! Deja vu much?
'You sing for our band once and if you like it, you could join.' Fang said.
'And what if I don't.' I asked.
'If you don't, we stop asking you to join the band. Deal?'
'Deal.' I shook his hand, sealing it.
As I kept on thinking about the deal, the only thought in my head was, What have I done? I can't sing in front of a group of people. But I'm Maximum Ride and Maximum Ride sticks to her promises. And this promise, I'm determined to keep it no matter what. With that oath, I searched for Mrs M.
Ah! Not my best chappie but anyway, here's the humour story.
In a mental hospital, a test was given to see which patient is metally fit enough to leave the hospital.
At the end of the tests, only three patients are able to move on to the last test. A swimming pool was drained of water and a diving board is placed not too high and low enough that you would not suffer severe injuries if you jumped. The patient was supposed to climb up the ladder and on the diving board. From there, they would be ordered to jump and if they had enough sense not to jump, they pass the test.
The first one jumped immediately and suffered a concussion and several broken bones.
The next one hesitated for a second but soon later jumped and suffered just several broken bones.
The last one didn't jump at all and soon passed the test.
As the doctor was congratulating the patient on his success, he asked the patient what made him not jump. The patient stared at him before answering and the answer was not what the doctor was expecting.
'Oh, I just can't swim.' the patient replied.
How was it?
