Max POV
Okay, I know I should be hating on the Flock and all, but I couldn't care less. We had a group of mutants who were in a semi-successful band and we hadn't been attacked in THREE years. How could I hold something like that AGAINST them?
As we walked into the room, I pointed to the girls, "We can take you two in our room, but the boys need to work out the sleeping arrangements themselves."
"Nice seeing you Max," Fang said. I rolled my eyes and resumed my conversation with Emma.
"Girls," Fang subconsciously muttered.
"I heard that," I said, "Sexist much?"
"Still the same old Max I see."
"Yo," Ratchet said, "Back off."
"Let me handle this Ratchet," I said. Fang had a confused look. Just as he turned to walk away, I punched him in between the wings. It wasn't a hard one, just one that was a joke, like going into a fake fight. He raised an eyebrow.
"Looks like someone is losing her touch," he said.
I just rolled my eyes and kicked him where the sun don't shine. Hard. As in he was doubled over on the ground for a good ten minutes.
"Hey, Ratchet," I said, "I'm gonna go talk to Sesily."
Sesily was a friend of mine, she had been having trouble with bullying lately and I didn't know if she was okay. She had always been somewhat, how do I put this, twisted. She didn't really have the best of childhoods, so that didn't make things better.
I walked up to her room and knocked. When no one answered, I took the spare key she gave me off from around my neck (I made it into a necklace) and opened the door. She was laying there, clearly dead. I couldn't see how she died, it must have been discreet. I looked at the note.
Max,
I really enjoyed being your friend, but I can't stay much longer. I can't take it anymore. My expiration date (yes, I'm a mutant) is too soon. I want to stay, but I can't.
Sesily
I looked at the back of her neck, and sure enough, there was a small barcode there. Poor girl, that's why she hasn't seemed well lately. I cry a bit, and then see something else, there's another note attached to her bookbag.
Tell Lex I love him.
Lex and Sesily had crushes on each other for ages, but it never went anywhere.
As I walked into our dorm, Lex came up to me, "You went to see Sesily without me!?"
"Yes," I said, "Come on, we need to talk."
"What about?"
"Just come on," I said. I took him into my room. Emma saw the look on my face and walked in with us.
"What's up Max?" Emma asked, "What happened? Is Sesily all right?"
"No," I said, "Sesily- Sesily-" I end up sobbing. Emma comes over and puts her arm around me.
"What happened?" Lex asked, his voice laced tightly with worry.
"She- she died," I said. Lex started tearing up, as did Emma. She and Sesily were close, almost like sisters.
"No," Lex moaned, "Not Sesily!"
"How?" Emma gasped out, "How did she die?"
"She had an expiration date. She was a mutant like us," I said. That made Lex storm out of the room, nearly crying and no doubt ready to scream. Emma started sobbing quietly. I pulled her into a hug, she seemed so fragile at that moment, and I went with my leaderly instincts.
A few minutes later, Emma had cried herself to sleep. I laid her down, and was reminded of how many times I had done that for the Flock. I was pulled out of my revery by shouting. When I went out to the dorm, I saw Ratchet and Fang arguing.
"FANG! RATCHET!" I yelled, directing their attention to me, "Stop yelling! In case Lex's burning rage didn't cue you in, something major just happened."
"I was wondering why he stormed out of there," Ratchet said, "What's up?"
"I'm not saying it in front of everybody. This is a band matter," I said tightly. Ratchet and Holden followed me out to the hall. We walked down several more halls, until we were sure that we wouldn't be overheard.
"Sesily died, she had an expiration date. Lex is heartbroken and Emma literally cried herself to sleep," I say. They all look down. The truth of the matter, we were all friends with Sesily, just some of us were closer than others. We walk back in the room and go to our separate rooms.
Okay, I decided to use this chapter to build up for the song in the next chapter. If you can guess what it is, then you get a cookie. Here's a hint:
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
If you know the band and/or the lyrics, then you know the song. As for other songs, feel free to enter songs in your reviews! I may or may not use them, though. Just warning you. I'll listen to each one and decide, just one rule, NO BIEBER AND/OR ONE DIRECTION! Okay, see you later!
