Life is Strange: The Darkest Time
Chapter 10 of my Life is Strange story, enjoy.
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Chapter 10
Max shook her head as she finished getting dressed for the day, it was a grim day in her eyes. Yes it was reasonably bright outside; but Max was dealing with a strange inner turmoil; one that refused to abate. She was worried about Warren, yet it felt strangely different from simple friendly concern. Trying not to dwell too much on that part, she considered her worries for him.
'He's still stuck with Brooke and, I swear things are getting worse...' She thought worriedly. 'Kate told me, a couple of nights ago she heard...strange noises coming from Brooke's room...God, she's...again.'
She shuddered at the thought, knowing that things could certainly continue to get worse, if something wasn't done soon. Leaving her dorm room she rolled her eyes at the childish threat to stay away from Warren that Brooke obviously scrawled on her room slate.
She began to wonder. 'Should I...should I talk to Kate and Chloe, see if they can help me out...I need answers, but to do that, I need Brooke...out of the way for a while.'
She sighed, she wasn't going to get anywhere with this, not until she came up with something practical. So instead, she decided to turn her attention to Warren, to try and see how he was faring. Unfortunately she had a nasty suspicion of just how he was doing.
Sure enough, she finally found Warren, sitting on one of the benches in the dorm courtyard, she was about to approach but then stopped.
'Oh my God...' She was horrified.
He looked terrible, like he hadn't slept in days. He was actually starting to sport noticeable stubble, instead of being clean shaven as usual. His clothes were badly rumpled and he was white as a sheet. Very different from the Warren Graham she was used to seeing.
While she knew he didn't go out of his way to look nice, he at least took some care of his appearance. But now, now he just wasn't.
She noticed something else worrying too. 'Has he...oh my, has he lost some weight? That's not good.'
It was true, he actually looked rather frail right now, Max was almost afraid to go up and speak to him.
She quickly pushed that thought aside however. 'I can't help him if I don't actually go up to him, I need to do this.'
Still, it didn't make seeing his current state any easier. Max actually felt so much pain in her heart, seeing him like this. So much it didn't make sense to her. Add to that the burning rage she was feeling too, anger at Brooke, for Max knew, she was the one who had put Warren in this condition.
'Whoa, okay, calm down Max, save it for later.' She told herself, still a little surprised at her reaction.
So, composed once more, she continued towards Warren.
Warren actually started, eyes wide when she reached him. Something which left her feeling dismayed, to see him reduced to this state.
"Warren, it's...it's just me."
He relaxed and nodded. "Oh, Max, hey..."
His voice was rough and he clearly wasn't himself.
'Dammit Brooke, how could you do this to him?' Max wondered as she spoke. "I just...Warren, is there, anything you want to..."
She was stumbling over her words again; she cursed herself for it. But it seemed that was all the prompting he needed.
He shuddered and then, quietly, he whispered. "Max...Brooke has, twice now she's...raped me, the last time was, only a couple of nights ago, and...and..."
He was startling close to tears; Max was beyond horrified now, she could no longer hold back. This was something that needed to be resolved, and soon.
'I delayed too long, trying to find a way.' She cursed herself silently. 'That's how she...she did that to him, twice, that girl is...beyond evil.'
Warren shook his head. "But, even so, I...I want to; I want to stop this. But I can't, she's..."
"She's what?"
"I got her pregnant Max." Warren admitted sadly. "Now I, I can't just..."
Max shook her head. "What, oh God, Warren...Um, look, it may seem harsh, but think about it. Baby or not, this is destroying you, Brooke is destroying you, look at yourself."
"I wish I could just...end it, but..."
"Warren, just...think hard, about the long term effects this will have; especially on you." She told him. "You; you're the one, being victimized here. Even if you don't break up with her; you have to make Brooke understand. She can't keep being so controlling, or...abusive, like this."
Warren sighed but nodded; Max could see her words had got through, but had no idea if they'd have any effect.
Later, having sent texts to both Chloe and Kate, Max had met up with both girls at the Two Whales. While eating Chloe was the first one to speak up.
"So Max, what exactly did you wanna talk about?"
Kate nodded. "Yeah, your text was a little vague Max."
Max sighed. "I just, I'm gonna need help you guys. I need to help Warren, I need to get him away from Brooke. Something needs to be done."
"Well..." Chloe replied, a playful smirk on her place. "Best I can offer is to help you hide the body."
"What, no. I...look, let's not mess around Chloe, this is serious." Max replied; shocked by Chloe's words. "Warren is in real trouble, he looks terrible and..."
Kate nodded. "That's true, when I saw him, God, he looks like a ghost nowadays."
"So, what do you need us for, girl? What's your plan to free your lover boy."
"Chloe." Max cried, indignant.
The fact she was blushing did not help matters, nor did the surprisingly identical grin to Chloe that Kate had on her face. Calming herself down, she explained.
"Alright, Kate...Brooke knows and, kinda trusts you?" Kate nodded so Max continued. "Alright, well, I need you to distract her, at least...fifteen minutes. And Chloe, I need you to keep a look out, warn me when she's coming back."
They both shared a look and Kate asked. "What exactly are you planning to do Max, I mean yeah, we can do that, but, for what?"
Max sighed and then revealed. "I need to find evidence, evidence of exactly how Brooke has been treating Warren, to ensure she can't get away with it again. The only way to do that...I'm gonna snoop around her dorm room."
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.