Sins 36

The next three weeks were the longest in Max's life. After she got home from school on the first day back. Her mom refused to wake up. Max debated on calling the guys for help. She tried unsuccessfully to wake her four times then gave up and went to taco bell for dinner. She ate then tried again. Her mom finally came out of it on demand. Her memory was as bad as jenny's had been though.

Max ended up ordering her mom to watch TV all day until she got back from school the next day. She acted like that for several days until it finally started to wear off.

The next few weeks were the longest weeks in Reid Garwin's life and inarguably the most depressing. He couldn't even muster up the enthusiasm to play pool at Nicky's. The guys were worried about him and so were his teachers. One of them even asked him if he had a drug problem.

Max had been waiting for this day all week. It was the Thursday before fall break and she was trying to disenroll herself. Unfortunately she was running into one small problem. They wouldn't do it without her moms ok, since she didn't turn eighteen until midbreak. Max found out how late they would be there and ditched her last two classes to race home. Her mother wasn't answering the phone anymore. Max found it irritating that her mother spent a lot of her time sleeping, now.

She hopped the city bus and rode it home. Running up to the trailer and unlocking he door she went in. "mom call the school and disenroll me, oh and I had a doctors appointment today and you forgot to tell them" said Max. Her mother obediently picked up the phone and sat there until Max told her the numbers and to dial. She told the woman who answered exactly what Max had told her to say. "Tell them to fax my transcripts back to Spencer's, I'll be enrolling the Monday after vacation" said Max her mom did and hung up. "Done" said her mom. "Good go back to watching TV," said Max. Her mom did and Max went to pack her bags.

In Ipswich Reid was already packed for his flight tomarrow."And your flight back is when?" said Tyler "next Friday chill baby boy I'm coming back" said Reid "sorry man but you've been acting weird lately" said Tyler. Reid looked sideways at his friend "I miss her man I'm sorry I know I've been weird lately but I just can't help it" said Reid.

Friday dragged on and on to Reid, for a half day it seemed way too long. Max didn't even go to school. Instead she went to baby beach and swam some. She didn't go too far out but she didn't want to forget what they had taught her.

The bell rang and Reid practically dragged Tyler to his car. His luggage was already inside the back "do you got your ticket?" said Tyler "yep lets go already" said Reid. He climbed into the passenger seat, he was too nervous to drive.

Meanwhile Caleb was just pulling up to his house. He parked his car and noticed the door was hanging open. Pogue's bike was in the driveway so he figured his friend forgot to close the door. So he walked in without thinking.

"So glad you could finally join us," said a voice Caleb had hoped to never hear again. He walked into the living room. Pogue was hanging by his arms and legs from the side of the stairs. His mother was turning blue in a chair and Chase Collins was standing next to her. "Let her go," said Caleb "now why would I do that" said Chase.

Tyler parked his car and Reid hopped out. Grabbed his bag from the back and shut the door. Tyler barely kept up with him as he headed for the security gate. "Call me when you land" said Tyler. Reid was putting his bag on the conveyer belt. One of the guards told Tyler that he couldn't go any farther without a ticket. Reid waved to him and headed for his gate.

Tyler sighed and walked back to his car. Started it and drove out of the garage. It wasn't until he got on the highway that his cell phone rang. Reid was boarding his flight by that time.

Caleb gasped as Chase hit him again. He hit the floor in his dad's office, in the next room. His cell phone landed next to him. Caleb dialed the first name after Pogues' it was Tyler's'

"Chase is back," he said. That was all he had time to say before Chase attacked him again.

Tyler picked up his phone and got the garbled message before the line went dead.

He pulled off the road and made an uturn. He had to get to Reid before he got on that plane. Tyler knew he was no match for Chase. He just prayed that Caleb and Pogue would survive that long. Tyler dialed Reid's number and left a message on his voicemail. He swore at the stupid cell phone rule airports had.

Pulling into the long-term parking he paid for a few days and headed for the ticket counters. After trying every airline in the place he finally got a seat on a flight. If he made it to the gate in time that was. He ran to the security line and started stripping off his stuff before he reached the front of the line. He put his stuff in a basket then he walked through the metal detector. Grabbed his stuff on the other side and slid his shoes back on as he ran for the gate.

He made it just as they were about to close the doors. Handing his boarding pass to the woman as he ran past her. He took the only empty seat on the plane and strapped in. the door closed and Tyler prayed that they wouldn't be too late to save their friends.

Reid's flight landed an hour before Tyler's. He took a cab to Max's house.

As he got far enough away from the airport that the cell phone jammers stopped working. His phone beeped indicating he had a voicemail. He listened to it. Tyler sounded frantic and said he was on the next flight out to get them.

Reid told the cab driver to step on it.

He pulled up in front of a small crappy trailer. "Are you sure this is it?" said Reid "yep this is the address, have cousin who lives here" said the cab driver. Reid paid the fare and got out. Grabbed his bag and walked up to the door. The stairs were about to fall apart. This is where she used to live? He knocked and no one answered the door. He tried again. He even tried the phone. He could hear it ringing inside but no one answered it.

"Hey you looking for someone?" said a kid on a beat up looking scooter. "Yeah, Max she lives her doesn't she?" said Reid "how much is it worth to you" said the kid. Reid pulled a twenty from his pocket "will twenty do?" said Reid "yeah" said the kid. The kid held out his hand and Reid hesitated "she's at Jesus' said the boy, "for another twenty I'll show you" said the boy. Reid was about to dig another out of his pocket when he spotted Max walking up the street. Reid headed for her "nice try kid" said Reid as he walked away.

He could hear the boy swearing behind him. Max got a few paces closer then she spotted him "Reid?" said Max in shock