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PART# 5
Leona woke up more tired than ever, but she was glad it was Friday. She didn't think she could make it to school, but she told herself that she had to. She took a shower, got dressed and went to have some breakfast. Her uncle and aunt were gone already. She took the bottle of milk from the refrigerator, poured it into a glass, and made herself some toast.
She found a note from her uncle on the refrigerator door that read:
"Leona:
We went to a conference at the Bureau. We won't be back until Monday. I suggest you be a good girl while you're alone in the house and no parties (I always wanted to say that). By the way, the FBI is discussing about letting you handle the Carson case..." She stopped reading because she spilled the milk in shock. "THE CARSON CASE!! I can't believe it!" she thought excitedly, and she kept going:
"Don't get too excited. They are considering you now that they know about Pierce and how his death affected you and they kind of have to "test" you, just in case. I'll keep you posted on anything that you need to know so you can get the case.
See you Monday and take care.
Love,
Your uncle."
"Well, I'll be damned!" she said, as she cleaned the mess. She sat at the table and ate her breakfast. Once she finished, she went up to her room and searched under her bed. The box was still there. She debated whether to take it or to leave it and after school come to pick it up. She decided to take it. She took the keys to her uncle's car and drove to school.
When she got there, she took the box with her, planning to keep it in her locker. Once she was in front of her locker as she opened it, she saw Max. She quickly put the box inside. Max had the locker besides her so he had to approach near her. She hoped he wouldn't mention night before. Fortunately, her cheerleader friends got to Leona before he came to his locker, so Max just opened the locker and just saw her talking to her friends. He just walked away without saying a word to her.
At lunch, the whole gang was at the tables except Leona, who seemed to have disappeared. The truth was, she had practice and that took up most of her time in school.
"I think she is trying to avoid us." commented Michael.
"I don't think she'd be that immature." replied Max.
"That's right. Besides, she has practice. Not that this is the first time she has practice with those cheerleaders, right?" said Maria.
"During lunch hour?" asked Kyle, trying to make his point.
"Ok, probably she is taking her lunch time to practice harder. She's getting ready for the Pep Rally, didn't you know?" replied Liz.
"Well, the truth is she has always been prepared without taking any extra time. If anyone's to blame about her falling from the air, are those selfish cows." commented Isabel.
"Could you please stop making excuses for her? Let's just believe she is at practice and that's it!" said Tess, who now seemed upset by their comments.
"Sorry!" they said in unison. They noticed that Tess hadn't touched her food. Isabel was about to ask, but Tess replied before Isabel asked,
"I'm not hungry."
"Ok." replied Izzy.
Max saw some of Leona's other friends and Isabel said,
"Witches of Salem at 12 o'clock." The gang suppressed their laughs after the comment.
"I'm outta here. I don't even want to look at them." said Kyle when he saw them.
"Then close your eyes." replied Michael.
"Very funny Guerin, but I`m going to find Leona." he said as he got up and left.
When the girls were before them, Max joked,
"Well, Maddy! What do I owe the honor of your presence? Must be my birthday!" then he grinned.
"Don't flatter yourself, boy." she replied, "I'm here to ask: what have you done to Leona?"
The gang just froze there, not knowing what to expect from Max.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Let me see: She doesn't concentrate enough at practice. She's depressed. What do you think? That Max broke up with her or something?" said Tess indifferently. It was obvious that she didn't appreciate them asking.
"Hey! don't drag me into this!" then he turned to the girls, "Leona has a boyfriend already."
"I came here to ask because I'm worried...and Leona mentioned Max." Maddy replied,
"Well, that's a first!" said Isabel smiling, "I thought you worried more about the Rally, instead of your girls."
"Leona is my friend and I care about her!" she replied, glaring at Isabel.
"She is also one of the best cheerleaders you've ever had!" commented Isabel.
"That's true, but right now I'm more worried about her psychological condition. Can you at least tell me what's wrong with her?" she asked again almost exasperated.
"Her brother passed away!" replied Maria.
The group of girls stared at Maria in disbelief. Maddy's jaw dropped open slightly.
"Why didn't she tell us?" Maddy asked.
"Why don't you ask her?" replied Max, "She's over there with Kyle looking for a little bit more of support." he pointed at Leona, who was sitting at another table with her face in her hands. Maddy turned around and then back to face Max.
"Well, I'm sorry for the way I came and demanded an answer from you. I shouldn't have."
"Next time, try asking politely." recommended Isabel.
"Yeah, I'm sorry." she said again and she headed towards Leona.
"Maddy," Liz called. Maddy turned around, "If it makes you feel any better, Leona didn't tell us either. We had to find out from her parents." Maddy nodded in sign of thanking her and then walked away. Isabel looked at Liz then at Max and back at Liz.
"What the hell was that?" she asked.
"What? She just asked for Leona and yes, I know, she wasn't too nice." Liz replied.
"You just went all nice on Maddy even though she is a bitch and a very annoying person!"
"Izzy, you know me. I have always been polite to people." Liz replied.
"Yeah, to the wrong people." stated Maria. The gang looked at Leona with Kyle and her cheerleader friend. Soon, she got up and looked at Max. Max stared into Leona's eyes. Nothing seemed to make him take his eyes off her. Leona noticed that she had been looking at Max for a while and blushed realizing that Kyle was looking at her, frowning.
Kyle looked at Max and Max looked back at Kyle and quickly turned to his friends who were looking at him strangely.
"I'm going to talk to her or at least try." said Max getting up.
"What are you going to say to her after what happened yesterday?" asked Isabel.
"I'll figure something out." he replied.
"Good luck. Hope you find the right words." said Michael as Max gathered his things and took off.
At the hallway, Leona was at her locker getting ready to skip the next few classes. As she was ready to get the box out of her locker, she saw Max. "Oh, great!" she thought.
"Skipping classes, huh?" he said when he was in front of her. Leona half-closed her locker and turned to face Max.
"Yeah, not the first time." she said coldly.
"Is it just me or did it just suddenly get cold in here?" said Max, referring to the coldness in her words.
"Must be you." she replied in the same cold tone.
Then he saw the half-closed locker and stared at it for a few seconds.
"Aren't you going to close your locker?" he asked pointing at it.
"I need to get something out later."
"What is it you have there?" he asked.
"MYOB." Leona replied.
"What the hell is that?" he asked even more confused.
"Mind Your Own Business, Max!" she replied with her arms crossed.
"Leona, you don't have to treat me like that." he said, hurt by her words.
"How should I treat you, then, Max?" she said with her arms still crossed.
"Is this because of last night or the fact we kept a secret from you?" He asked.
"Both." She replied and Max sighed, "Max, I could've helped you. You know there's nothing, I mean, NOTHING that can come between our friendship."
"There IS something!" he replied.
"Why don't you tell me what it is then? Last night, I saw how mad you got at Michael for telling me. Max, it seems as if I'm a stranger to you. I thought you knew that I appreciate when people are honest with me. Michael tried, but you stopped him!"
"You haven't been honest yourself."
"Max, I have always been honest with you!" Leona said, even more surprised when he questioned her honesty.
"You also keep secrets from us and you're upset because we keep them, too. Look who's talking!"
" I'm less upset by that and I`m sorry I keep things that are much more personal than this, but the way you acted last night..." she said.
"Ok, I apologize for that, but it's just so difficult to keep up with this leader stuff and even more when Michael doesn't even respect my orders. I told him not to tell you until you calmed down. I was thinking about how upset you were for your loss and this wasn't the time to tell you."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Well, the thing is...that...th...there are worse things than the ones you already know."
"But what does that have to do with me?" she asked again.
He looked at her for a while trying to come up with something.
"And don't lie to me Max!" warned Leona.
"I can't tell you, Leona. I`m really sorry, but not just yet." Max replied.
"Oh, not again with this, Max!" she said exasperated.
"I'm sorry Leona, but I can't."
"Why? Why are you so eager to keep this secret when I know just part of it?"
"Leona, please try to understand." pleaded Max.
"Max, I don't understand!"
"Since we let you in our lives you knew that there were things you wouldn't understand and this is one of those things. No need to ask the questions when you know that there are no answers yet." Leona's face hardened after his comment. Max was still looking at her.
"Then I'll look for the answers!"
"Leona..."
"You just lost your chance, Max!" she said and opened her locker to get the box out and closed it. "One thing I learned from the FBI is that the easy way is no way to get answers. Then, Max, I'll go the hard way!"
"Leona, there's no use in fighting us." said Max grabbing her by one arm.
"You think so?" she said and then freed herself from him, "We'll see about that!" and took off. After he saw her go, he hit the lockers in frustration. Max was worried just thinking about what she said. He believed that she was able to call the Special Unit on them. She had the power for that, so did her parents. Then he heard the bell ring and walked away to his class.
PART# 5
Leona woke up more tired than ever, but she was glad it was Friday. She didn't think she could make it to school, but she told herself that she had to. She took a shower, got dressed and went to have some breakfast. Her uncle and aunt were gone already. She took the bottle of milk from the refrigerator, poured it into a glass, and made herself some toast.
She found a note from her uncle on the refrigerator door that read:
"Leona:
We went to a conference at the Bureau. We won't be back until Monday. I suggest you be a good girl while you're alone in the house and no parties (I always wanted to say that). By the way, the FBI is discussing about letting you handle the Carson case..." She stopped reading because she spilled the milk in shock. "THE CARSON CASE!! I can't believe it!" she thought excitedly, and she kept going:
"Don't get too excited. They are considering you now that they know about Pierce and how his death affected you and they kind of have to "test" you, just in case. I'll keep you posted on anything that you need to know so you can get the case.
See you Monday and take care.
Love,
Your uncle."
"Well, I'll be damned!" she said, as she cleaned the mess. She sat at the table and ate her breakfast. Once she finished, she went up to her room and searched under her bed. The box was still there. She debated whether to take it or to leave it and after school come to pick it up. She decided to take it. She took the keys to her uncle's car and drove to school.
When she got there, she took the box with her, planning to keep it in her locker. Once she was in front of her locker as she opened it, she saw Max. She quickly put the box inside. Max had the locker besides her so he had to approach near her. She hoped he wouldn't mention night before. Fortunately, her cheerleader friends got to Leona before he came to his locker, so Max just opened the locker and just saw her talking to her friends. He just walked away without saying a word to her.
At lunch, the whole gang was at the tables except Leona, who seemed to have disappeared. The truth was, she had practice and that took up most of her time in school.
"I think she is trying to avoid us." commented Michael.
"I don't think she'd be that immature." replied Max.
"That's right. Besides, she has practice. Not that this is the first time she has practice with those cheerleaders, right?" said Maria.
"During lunch hour?" asked Kyle, trying to make his point.
"Ok, probably she is taking her lunch time to practice harder. She's getting ready for the Pep Rally, didn't you know?" replied Liz.
"Well, the truth is she has always been prepared without taking any extra time. If anyone's to blame about her falling from the air, are those selfish cows." commented Isabel.
"Could you please stop making excuses for her? Let's just believe she is at practice and that's it!" said Tess, who now seemed upset by their comments.
"Sorry!" they said in unison. They noticed that Tess hadn't touched her food. Isabel was about to ask, but Tess replied before Isabel asked,
"I'm not hungry."
"Ok." replied Izzy.
Max saw some of Leona's other friends and Isabel said,
"Witches of Salem at 12 o'clock." The gang suppressed their laughs after the comment.
"I'm outta here. I don't even want to look at them." said Kyle when he saw them.
"Then close your eyes." replied Michael.
"Very funny Guerin, but I`m going to find Leona." he said as he got up and left.
When the girls were before them, Max joked,
"Well, Maddy! What do I owe the honor of your presence? Must be my birthday!" then he grinned.
"Don't flatter yourself, boy." she replied, "I'm here to ask: what have you done to Leona?"
The gang just froze there, not knowing what to expect from Max.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Let me see: She doesn't concentrate enough at practice. She's depressed. What do you think? That Max broke up with her or something?" said Tess indifferently. It was obvious that she didn't appreciate them asking.
"Hey! don't drag me into this!" then he turned to the girls, "Leona has a boyfriend already."
"I came here to ask because I'm worried...and Leona mentioned Max." Maddy replied,
"Well, that's a first!" said Isabel smiling, "I thought you worried more about the Rally, instead of your girls."
"Leona is my friend and I care about her!" she replied, glaring at Isabel.
"She is also one of the best cheerleaders you've ever had!" commented Isabel.
"That's true, but right now I'm more worried about her psychological condition. Can you at least tell me what's wrong with her?" she asked again almost exasperated.
"Her brother passed away!" replied Maria.
The group of girls stared at Maria in disbelief. Maddy's jaw dropped open slightly.
"Why didn't she tell us?" Maddy asked.
"Why don't you ask her?" replied Max, "She's over there with Kyle looking for a little bit more of support." he pointed at Leona, who was sitting at another table with her face in her hands. Maddy turned around and then back to face Max.
"Well, I'm sorry for the way I came and demanded an answer from you. I shouldn't have."
"Next time, try asking politely." recommended Isabel.
"Yeah, I'm sorry." she said again and she headed towards Leona.
"Maddy," Liz called. Maddy turned around, "If it makes you feel any better, Leona didn't tell us either. We had to find out from her parents." Maddy nodded in sign of thanking her and then walked away. Isabel looked at Liz then at Max and back at Liz.
"What the hell was that?" she asked.
"What? She just asked for Leona and yes, I know, she wasn't too nice." Liz replied.
"You just went all nice on Maddy even though she is a bitch and a very annoying person!"
"Izzy, you know me. I have always been polite to people." Liz replied.
"Yeah, to the wrong people." stated Maria. The gang looked at Leona with Kyle and her cheerleader friend. Soon, she got up and looked at Max. Max stared into Leona's eyes. Nothing seemed to make him take his eyes off her. Leona noticed that she had been looking at Max for a while and blushed realizing that Kyle was looking at her, frowning.
Kyle looked at Max and Max looked back at Kyle and quickly turned to his friends who were looking at him strangely.
"I'm going to talk to her or at least try." said Max getting up.
"What are you going to say to her after what happened yesterday?" asked Isabel.
"I'll figure something out." he replied.
"Good luck. Hope you find the right words." said Michael as Max gathered his things and took off.
At the hallway, Leona was at her locker getting ready to skip the next few classes. As she was ready to get the box out of her locker, she saw Max. "Oh, great!" she thought.
"Skipping classes, huh?" he said when he was in front of her. Leona half-closed her locker and turned to face Max.
"Yeah, not the first time." she said coldly.
"Is it just me or did it just suddenly get cold in here?" said Max, referring to the coldness in her words.
"Must be you." she replied in the same cold tone.
Then he saw the half-closed locker and stared at it for a few seconds.
"Aren't you going to close your locker?" he asked pointing at it.
"I need to get something out later."
"What is it you have there?" he asked.
"MYOB." Leona replied.
"What the hell is that?" he asked even more confused.
"Mind Your Own Business, Max!" she replied with her arms crossed.
"Leona, you don't have to treat me like that." he said, hurt by her words.
"How should I treat you, then, Max?" she said with her arms still crossed.
"Is this because of last night or the fact we kept a secret from you?" He asked.
"Both." She replied and Max sighed, "Max, I could've helped you. You know there's nothing, I mean, NOTHING that can come between our friendship."
"There IS something!" he replied.
"Why don't you tell me what it is then? Last night, I saw how mad you got at Michael for telling me. Max, it seems as if I'm a stranger to you. I thought you knew that I appreciate when people are honest with me. Michael tried, but you stopped him!"
"You haven't been honest yourself."
"Max, I have always been honest with you!" Leona said, even more surprised when he questioned her honesty.
"You also keep secrets from us and you're upset because we keep them, too. Look who's talking!"
" I'm less upset by that and I`m sorry I keep things that are much more personal than this, but the way you acted last night..." she said.
"Ok, I apologize for that, but it's just so difficult to keep up with this leader stuff and even more when Michael doesn't even respect my orders. I told him not to tell you until you calmed down. I was thinking about how upset you were for your loss and this wasn't the time to tell you."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Well, the thing is...that...th...there are worse things than the ones you already know."
"But what does that have to do with me?" she asked again.
He looked at her for a while trying to come up with something.
"And don't lie to me Max!" warned Leona.
"I can't tell you, Leona. I`m really sorry, but not just yet." Max replied.
"Oh, not again with this, Max!" she said exasperated.
"I'm sorry Leona, but I can't."
"Why? Why are you so eager to keep this secret when I know just part of it?"
"Leona, please try to understand." pleaded Max.
"Max, I don't understand!"
"Since we let you in our lives you knew that there were things you wouldn't understand and this is one of those things. No need to ask the questions when you know that there are no answers yet." Leona's face hardened after his comment. Max was still looking at her.
"Then I'll look for the answers!"
"Leona..."
"You just lost your chance, Max!" she said and opened her locker to get the box out and closed it. "One thing I learned from the FBI is that the easy way is no way to get answers. Then, Max, I'll go the hard way!"
"Leona, there's no use in fighting us." said Max grabbing her by one arm.
"You think so?" she said and then freed herself from him, "We'll see about that!" and took off. After he saw her go, he hit the lockers in frustration. Max was worried just thinking about what she said. He believed that she was able to call the Special Unit on them. She had the power for that, so did her parents. Then he heard the bell ring and walked away to his class.