I Know I know! This is dramatic lmao. Read and review.
"Everybody! The show's over" Yelled Mike as he continued to keep a firm grip of El who was still calming down. The crowd of students just stood around and continued to watch the scene for their own entertainment. Max got frustrated, her friend literally just reached breaking point and their insensitive bastards find it entertaining. She stepped up.
"You heard him! Now go mind your own businesses" Max said as she shewed them away.
Ariana and Jessica were both being helped up by Will and Dustin who proceeded to examine their painful wounds inflicted by Elle during the fight. Both Jess and Ari looked as if they had been jumped ten times over.
Max looked a little rough with her red hair now knotted and shirt wrinkled but while El didn't look two beaten, she took irregular breaths as she stared at nothing. She felt ashamed of herself for causing as much trouble as she did. She believed she'd made a fool out of herself. She felt embarrassed but mainly scared. Scared of what her step father would do if someone was to snitch on her about the fight. She'd get more than just a lecture or grounding like any other child. To her luck, thank goodness her parent are not home tonight. It's not like Martin would even care that she got into a fight and could have gotten seriously hurt, he just loves to have any excuse to continue his on-going abuse. Years ago, when Elle was young, he'd claim that the reason to hurt El was because 'someone has to love her enough to care how she turns out' he'd say. It was manipulative for sure and for a while a young naive Elle believed him. Not anymore. The manipulation no longer worked. It is plain and obvious that he enjoys hurting her. It brings him joy, amusement to watch her cry. He loves the power and influence he had over her, over a defenceless little girl he uses as a punch bag.
Martin is of course in a way jealous of Elle, not only because her mother makes him share her love and affection but because he does find Elle prettier than her mother herself. He didn't think it was fair, how Elle made his wife less attractive to him in comparison. But Elle is only young so instead he hurts what he can't have.
By now the crowd of people previously lingering have scattered after the lunch bell went off five minutes ago.
"She is a fucking psycho! A headcase!" Yelled Ariana as she pushed past Lucas and withdrew herself from the group.
"What the fuck is wrong with you!" Yelled Jessica who started getting in her face, Jess feeling much more confident now that Mike had hold of her, preventing her from lashing out.
Lucas wanted nothing more than to tell Jess to shut the hell up. He really liked Max but one of his closest friends, that being Jess acting like a complete douche towards Max's friend really wasn't doing him any favours.
"Fucking hell jess can you just shut your mouth for once in your goddam life!" Yelled Mike. His friends' jaws had dropped slightly. Mike had never spoken to Jess this way, he was always so smitten around her.
"Mike?" Jess said softly, placing a hand on his shoulder that he quickly shoved off.
"Can't you see that she's had it? She clearly just beat the shit out of you do you really want her to do it again?" Mike raised his brow at her while Elle continued to stare at nothing.
"Mike what the hell?" Jessica asked sounding hurt.
"Just stop taunting her" Whined Mike.
"What, like you do?" Jessica asked him now sounding annoyed.
"What are you even talking about? I've never said a wrong word to her" Mike said back.
"You hate her!" Jessica's hands flew into the air. Max just shook her head and grabbed El out of Mikes now loose grip and rested her arm around the shorted girl as the couple continued to bicker.
"Yes, well I don't taunt her for it! If anything, I just keep my distance!" Mike yelled back.
"Well you don't sound like you hate her so much now, do you!" argued Jess.
"Maybe I don't. how can I? I don't even know her! Sure, she's annoying but whatever. Just leave her alone" Mike groaned.
"I can't believe you're defending her" Jessica shook her hair with tears in her eyes before walking away with an attitude. Mikes friends exchanged some uncomfortable and awkward looks, thankful for Mike's and Jessica's argument to be over, for now. El tiredly rested her head on Max's shoulder.
"I told you I had a lot to teach you" Max whispered to El with a mischievous grin, trying to cheer her up. El gave her back a small smile.
Mike took a deep breath before making his was over to El.
"El- I, umm" He really didn't know what to say to her by this point. "Tutoring session, last period… if that's ok with you that is" Elle just nodded. Mike gave her a small sympathetic smile. He didn't like Elle much but he sure as hell had to feel a little bad for her, her always being the main target when it came to his group of friends. He still remembers the first day he met her at the park, when Elle grabbed his hand and wanted to pretend marry him. Looking back, he does have to admit that it was a cute gesture. Mike remembers being so embarrassed by it in front of his friends that he lashed out at her and called her a weirdo… he also remembers how bad he felt after he pushed her to the floor, making her cry. He doesn't know exactly why he dislikes her. He doesn't like the way she dresses and presents herself. Dungarees? Come on! And why she always got to be following him around? Its kind of weird. She just seemed too much for him. Too lively to keep up with and too childish to have a civilised conversation with. And now he has to tutor her… Yippee!
Mike, Will and Dustin turned and walked away as Lucas lingered for a while as if he had something to say. Then he decided that maybe now wasn't the best time and caught up with his friends who headed down the hall. One its was just the duo left, Max instantly pulled El into a bear hug. A few tears escaped Elle's eyes as she clung to Max as if she was her life line. Max had stood up for her, stood by and with her. Nobody had ever done that before. Not even her own parents. Nobody. Elle just needed a hug and Max happily gave her one while Elle calmed down. Once both girls parted Max spoke up.
"I'm super proud of you for standing up for yourself" Max praised and playfully punched Elle in the arm. Elle looked up and gave her yet another sad smile.
"Her, I say we skip however long is left of the lessons we're supposed to be in and head over to the waffle house across he road, you like waffled" Max asked her. Elle's face lit up.
"Hell yeah!" She perked up instantly making Max laugh.
"Then let's go!" Max shouted giddily as she grabbed Elle's hand and they childishly ran through the hall, laughing as Max almost tripped over her other foot.