Life is Strange: Acts Have Consequences
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Chapter 3: Pride
Things were relatively quiet in the Caulfield House; Vanessa and Ryan had finished dinner not too long ago and were spending time watching TV. The news was coming on and as soon as they heard the words, their attention went fully to the TV screen.
"…Eighteen year old student at Blackwell Academy attempted to commit suicide today by throwing herself off the dormitory roof." The newsreader said, reading the report.
Ryan started when he heard that. "Blackwell, God; that is…?"
Vanessa was on the edge of her seat and they watched as actual footage of the incident was shown.
The newsreader continued talking as the footage continued to be shown. "An unidentified female student was confirmed to have been the one responsible for talking down and saving the girl's life."
There, before their eyes, was footage of the girl, a young innocent looking blonde girl, being led out of the dorm building gently, by their daughter.
"Max…" Vanessa gasped in amazement. "God, that's, incredible…"
Ryan grinned, nodding. "Wow, our little girl, she's a hero."
Vanessa was still amazed, she instantly knew what she wanted to do and picked up her phone.
She quickly texted her daughter. "Max. Please call us as soon as you can. We are so proud of you for saving this girl. And we want to know how you are, so please, please get in touch. We love you!"
She quickly sent it and waited.
It was five minutes before she got a reply and realized something must have been happening, Max was certainly busy.
"Sorry Mom, I'll call you back in a few minutes. Swear!"
Vanessa smiled and nodded to her husband, both content to wait, still in awe over what Max had done. When the phone finally rang, Vanessa answered it quickly.
"Hello?"
A thrill of excitement ran through her when she heard her daughter's voice. "Hi mom."
She smiled and nodded to Ryan as she spoke. "Oh honey, I'm glad to hear from you, just a second, I'll put the phone on speaker, we both want to talk to you."
She heard Max laugh softly and did so.
"Hey dad." Max said at once.
Ryan stepped up next to Vanessa, putting an arm around her waist. "Hey kiddo, how are doing?"
Max paused briefly before replying. "I'm still a little freaked out over what happened, but I'm good."
"We're both so proud of you." Ryan said happily.
Vanessa grinned as she replied. "Yes, you did something truly amazing, it takes a lot to try and talk to someone when they're troubled…but to succeed in convincing them to take a second chance, that's even more. You're a true hero Max."
She could tell, even without seeing her that Max would certainly be blushing right now.
True to form, Max's reply was humble and awkward.
"I…I didn't do much Mom, it was Kate who decided to continue living." She said; stumbling over her words.
Ryan laughed gently and reassured her. "Yes, but it was you who convinced her to make that decision Max, in our eyes, you're a hero."
They continued to talk for some time, until eventually it was clear just how tired Max was, certainly doing what she did had to have drained her. So they said farewell and the phone call ended. A couple of minutes later, Vanessa sent one more text to her daughter.
"Thanks for letting me gush over our Blackwell hero. I miss your voice! We're very proud so milk this moment. Let us know if you want to come up for a quick getaway, okay? We love you, Maxine!"
Smiling happily she embraced her husband as they both thought about their daughter and the miracle she had done.
End of chapter and of story, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.