Changes – Chapter 14
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The events of 5 days ago were still the talk of Jam Pony, everyone guessing as to reason behind it.
"I heard she dumped him," Sammy said
"Oh my god, that's got to be it" Janet giggling "Oh how the mighty fall" Both laughed
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"Hey, I heard he caught her in bed with another guy" Jono to Frank
"No way, that's harsh man" Frank shaking his head "No wonder the guy is so pissed"
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Even Normal had got in on the act. "I knew golden boy wouldn't put up with her crap much longer" Normal smirking
"I heard she knocked him on his ass" Sketchy leaning over the counter so not let anyone hear
"No no no, you've got it wrong, he knocked her on her ass" Normal smiled "Not that I agree with violence though" Correcting himself
~ ~ ~
Since the scene at Jam Pony, the atmosphere between Alec and Max had not changed. There would be a hushed silence in Jam Pony whenever the two of them were in the room together. Max was finding it harder and harder to cope; thought she wouldn't admit it to anyone, just giving her usually reply
"I'm fine, stop asking"
Max had also given up on sleeping, she was having disturbing dreams, in which she found herself in a fog that she was unable to escape from it, her feeling of fear, abandonment and loneliness, would lead to her waking in a veil of sweat and panic. Her appetite was next to nothing; she was starting to look and feel ill. Cindy and Joshua were going out of their minds with worry, even to the point of trying to speak to Alec again, but to no avail. Max was carrying enough guilt around for the population of China, over Alec and over everyone that she felt she had hurt in her life, and it was slowly destroying her.
She had no interest in anything or anyone; she visited Joshua but mostly sat there in silence. Cindy forced her to go to Crash one night but she slipped out the back after she spotted Alec enter. Logan kept paging her but she neither had the interest or energy to try to explain what was going on, it would only lead to a long-winded talk then to a fight. So Max moved through each day in a dream like state, not caring about anything or anyone...
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Since the incident outside Jam Pony, Alec had walked away feeling guilty but he wouldn't back down, he was in the right dame it!!!! But that was before he noticed the change in Max over the following days; she was quiet, distance to her friends, she was pale, tired and losing weight. Then the guilt trip started to set in; this only made Alec angrier, angry with himself and with Max. Joshua and Cindy both tried to speak to him about Max and their concerns but Alec made it clear he wasn't interested.
"I don't understand, she is sorry," Joshua snapped at him
"It's not that simple buddy" Alec replied
Max may not have known it but Alec had spotted her leaving Crash one night when she had seen him come in, he felt a tinge of sadness. Why was she reacting this way, for god sake he never wanted her to give up life? Why didn't she come over and punch him in the mouth, he could understand that, but not the way she was now. He would watch her at Jam Pony just sitting on the bench staring into nothing, often he would even she her flinch as if a memory had just slapped her in the face and maybe it had.
The sixth night after their famous fight Alec was leaving work, when he looked behind him. He saw Max sitting alone on the bench waiting for everyone to go before she would then change and leave. He didn't want to care about her but he still did, it pained him to see the Max who he met in Manticore as his breeding partner, behave like a person that didn't care about life anymore.
Alec headed for Crash to get Max out of his mind, but when that didn't work and he headed home with a bottle of black market whiskey, and settled in for a night of TV.
Sitting in the darkness watching the shadows from the TV on the walls, Alec felt lost. It was like he had lost a part of him, Alec had believed had could carry on his life without Max being apart of it. To work in the same place, have the same friends but this wasn't going to work, by being around it was only making both of them miserable. Maybe it was time to leave, time to start a fresh somewhere; if he wasn't so hurt maybe he could forgive her, but that nagging feeling that she was disgusted by him still kept coming back.
Alec got up and headed for bed, his head swimming slight from the whiskey. As he lay down he closed his eyes, he just wanted to sleep…
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Alec couldn't see anything but the fog that was all around him; it was so heavy that he had to bring his hand close to his face to see it. He slowly started to move forward, all his senses on high alert. Alec turned around suddenly as something or someone run by him.
"Who's there" Alec calling out
Then it run pass him again but closer, he could sense fear and panic from it. Alec moved forward slowly, hands reaching out in a defensive pose.
He then made out the outline of what appeared to a person.
"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you" Alec called out
The figure rushed passed him whimpering. All the emotions that was oozing from this person was engulfing Alec, he could actually feel what this person was feeling. The feelings of panic, fear, sadness, guilt and loneliness was to much for him, he could feel his stomach start to tighten and with that, the feeling of sick raising up into his throat. He saw the figure stop abruptly and then slowly slip into a ball on the floor, Alec moved closer and with every forward step the emotions became stronger. He wanted to back away, his senses unable to take the sensations anymore, but something was forcing him forward, something that wanted him to see who this person was. He saw a girl sitting on the floor rocking back and forth, the sounds of sobbing was deafening to his ears, yet he still couldn't pull away, he felt trapped. Alec was standing over her now, he could not make out the colour of her hair, and it was like the whole picture was grey. He watched as she cradled herself for comfort, the feeling of abandonment coming from her was heartrending. As Alec slowly reached his hand out to stroke the girl's head, he had a powerful feeling of wanting to help her, help her get out of this place, then she suddenly looked up. The look of pure pain in her face made Alec jump back in shock….
"MAX" Alec cried out, as he shot up in bed
Help
The events of 5 days ago were still the talk of Jam Pony, everyone guessing as to reason behind it.
"I heard she dumped him," Sammy said
"Oh my god, that's got to be it" Janet giggling "Oh how the mighty fall" Both laughed
~ ~ ~
"Hey, I heard he caught her in bed with another guy" Jono to Frank
"No way, that's harsh man" Frank shaking his head "No wonder the guy is so pissed"
~ ~ ~
Even Normal had got in on the act. "I knew golden boy wouldn't put up with her crap much longer" Normal smirking
"I heard she knocked him on his ass" Sketchy leaning over the counter so not let anyone hear
"No no no, you've got it wrong, he knocked her on her ass" Normal smiled "Not that I agree with violence though" Correcting himself
~ ~ ~
Since the scene at Jam Pony, the atmosphere between Alec and Max had not changed. There would be a hushed silence in Jam Pony whenever the two of them were in the room together. Max was finding it harder and harder to cope; thought she wouldn't admit it to anyone, just giving her usually reply
"I'm fine, stop asking"
Max had also given up on sleeping, she was having disturbing dreams, in which she found herself in a fog that she was unable to escape from it, her feeling of fear, abandonment and loneliness, would lead to her waking in a veil of sweat and panic. Her appetite was next to nothing; she was starting to look and feel ill. Cindy and Joshua were going out of their minds with worry, even to the point of trying to speak to Alec again, but to no avail. Max was carrying enough guilt around for the population of China, over Alec and over everyone that she felt she had hurt in her life, and it was slowly destroying her.
She had no interest in anything or anyone; she visited Joshua but mostly sat there in silence. Cindy forced her to go to Crash one night but she slipped out the back after she spotted Alec enter. Logan kept paging her but she neither had the interest or energy to try to explain what was going on, it would only lead to a long-winded talk then to a fight. So Max moved through each day in a dream like state, not caring about anything or anyone...
~ ~ ~ ~
Since the incident outside Jam Pony, Alec had walked away feeling guilty but he wouldn't back down, he was in the right dame it!!!! But that was before he noticed the change in Max over the following days; she was quiet, distance to her friends, she was pale, tired and losing weight. Then the guilt trip started to set in; this only made Alec angrier, angry with himself and with Max. Joshua and Cindy both tried to speak to him about Max and their concerns but Alec made it clear he wasn't interested.
"I don't understand, she is sorry," Joshua snapped at him
"It's not that simple buddy" Alec replied
Max may not have known it but Alec had spotted her leaving Crash one night when she had seen him come in, he felt a tinge of sadness. Why was she reacting this way, for god sake he never wanted her to give up life? Why didn't she come over and punch him in the mouth, he could understand that, but not the way she was now. He would watch her at Jam Pony just sitting on the bench staring into nothing, often he would even she her flinch as if a memory had just slapped her in the face and maybe it had.
The sixth night after their famous fight Alec was leaving work, when he looked behind him. He saw Max sitting alone on the bench waiting for everyone to go before she would then change and leave. He didn't want to care about her but he still did, it pained him to see the Max who he met in Manticore as his breeding partner, behave like a person that didn't care about life anymore.
Alec headed for Crash to get Max out of his mind, but when that didn't work and he headed home with a bottle of black market whiskey, and settled in for a night of TV.
Sitting in the darkness watching the shadows from the TV on the walls, Alec felt lost. It was like he had lost a part of him, Alec had believed had could carry on his life without Max being apart of it. To work in the same place, have the same friends but this wasn't going to work, by being around it was only making both of them miserable. Maybe it was time to leave, time to start a fresh somewhere; if he wasn't so hurt maybe he could forgive her, but that nagging feeling that she was disgusted by him still kept coming back.
Alec got up and headed for bed, his head swimming slight from the whiskey. As he lay down he closed his eyes, he just wanted to sleep…
~ ~ ~ ~
Alec couldn't see anything but the fog that was all around him; it was so heavy that he had to bring his hand close to his face to see it. He slowly started to move forward, all his senses on high alert. Alec turned around suddenly as something or someone run by him.
"Who's there" Alec calling out
Then it run pass him again but closer, he could sense fear and panic from it. Alec moved forward slowly, hands reaching out in a defensive pose.
He then made out the outline of what appeared to a person.
"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you" Alec called out
The figure rushed passed him whimpering. All the emotions that was oozing from this person was engulfing Alec, he could actually feel what this person was feeling. The feelings of panic, fear, sadness, guilt and loneliness was to much for him, he could feel his stomach start to tighten and with that, the feeling of sick raising up into his throat. He saw the figure stop abruptly and then slowly slip into a ball on the floor, Alec moved closer and with every forward step the emotions became stronger. He wanted to back away, his senses unable to take the sensations anymore, but something was forcing him forward, something that wanted him to see who this person was. He saw a girl sitting on the floor rocking back and forth, the sounds of sobbing was deafening to his ears, yet he still couldn't pull away, he felt trapped. Alec was standing over her now, he could not make out the colour of her hair, and it was like the whole picture was grey. He watched as she cradled herself for comfort, the feeling of abandonment coming from her was heartrending. As Alec slowly reached his hand out to stroke the girl's head, he had a powerful feeling of wanting to help her, help her get out of this place, then she suddenly looked up. The look of pure pain in her face made Alec jump back in shock….
"MAX" Alec cried out, as he shot up in bed