Chapter 35
GASMAN:
I watched Max go. I wondered what happened, what got into her, what Jeb was about to tell us, and suddenly I felt a flash of intuition. That, what Jeb was about to say, was probably what got Max mad. She knew, and she didn't like it, and now she was very mad.
I looked at Fang, who seemed…still kind of proud. Like he just won some kind of battle or something. I wondered what that was about. I didn't understand it try as I might.
Angel looked at me, and then she said in my mind, Fang was mad at Max, and then when she brought up Jeb somehow, Fang told her what Jeb was going to tell us, and it got her mad, and Fang liked to see that he could still have some influence on her.
What was Jeb going to tell us? I asked.
You'll find out once he wakes up.
She suddenly looked at him, and her face crumpled in confusion. It was like she didn't understand something that was being told to her.
I went and stood by Iggy. "Do you think she'll be okay?" I asked him.
"Yeah," he said. "She just needs some time to herself to cool down. It won't be permanent. She'll be fine."
I looked around the room, looking at everyone. Nudge was standing by Ultimate, and he was glancing around the room, a little uneasy. He looked at his mom and dad a lot, and from what he was seeing, I didn't think they were getting off on the right foot.
Their mom, the Dr., finished up with Jeb, and then went over to her son, hugging him close to her, and started talking to him, murmuring sorrys and I love yous. He held her arm around him and leaned his head on her shoulder. His eyes were closed and they looked peaceful, as if he were missing the love that he should've been given.
This reminded me of my mom. Stupid and idiotic as she probably was, what I wouldn't give for her to hug me and hold me close. I bet Angel was feeling the same thing I was, though she didn't show it. She wasn't one to show those kinds of emotions.
I sighed and then looked out the window. Max wasn't here. I'd give her another ten, maybe fifteen minutes before I would go looking for her. I was a little worried about her. Ever since she was taken away, she hadn't been her normal self, and that worried me.
Looking at Jeb, I could see he was coming around. She must've socked him pretty hard for him to be KO'd that long.
I knew this day wasn't going to be good.