Young Girl

Chapter Nine

Max

"Okay, so your essays on the novel you were all supposed to read over the past few weeks is due today. In alphabetical order, all of you can come up and put it on my desk along with the novel so I can give them back to the library," Fang said as he walked into the classroom with his usual coffee in hand. "As for the rest of the day, you're going to be watching a video on classic authors that all of you should know. I know it's boring, trust me, this video has been around since I was in high school, but it's part of the curriculum and I can't change it. Just be happy you don't have to write today."

Fang opened his binder with the attendance sheets before glancing around the room to see who was absent and who was here.

"Are Gazzy and Angel the only two absent?" Fang asked, not really to anyone in particular.

"Lissa is too." Nudge replied, all too happily before looking at me and smiling.

Lissa wasn't exactly our favorite person in the world. She tormented Nudge and I when we were in seventh grade and ever since. She makes me want to push her off a cliff whenever I see her.

Nudge reached across the isle and high-fived me before it was her turn to bring her essay to Fang.

I zoned out a little while J.J tried to bullshit her way into getting a few extra days to finish her paper. Fang wasn't having it. He told her that if she didn't have it by tomorrow, he'd give her detention for a week so she had no choice but to finish it.

After Dane, it was my turn to bring my paper and book up to Fang's desk.

I dropped my paper on his desk and smiled down at him.

A smile that, to my classmates, it looked only as though I was being respectful. But to me and him, we knew it meant so much more.

I also placed my book in a box on his desk before retreating back to my desk and kicking my feet up on my desk.

By this point, Fang didn't even care that I did it. And not just because he was my boyfriend. He didn't care because he knew I'd do it anyway, regardless of what he was going to say.

The video we had to watch was basically about classic authors and books like Charles Dickens and Wuthering Heights.

Before he turned the video on, Fang turned to the class and said, "Honestly, guys, if you want to read or do work from another class, I don't care. Go ahead. As long as you don't fall asleep, I'm fine with it."

The video turned on, but I didn't pay attention.

I pulled my notebook with band names on it and began writing a new story.

The main plot of it was a boy who got taken into foster care after being arrested for drug possession. At first, he hates his foster mom and everyone else in his new town for that matter, but after a while, he realizes it's not that bad because of his next door neighbor, who he eventually falls in love with. (Which is the plot of my FictionPress story! Link on my profile!)

I got so engulfed in the story that I didn't notice when the school bell signaling the end of class rang.

"Max! Max!" Nudge yelped in my ear, snapping me out of my Writing Mode.

"Sorry, Nudge. I was distracted. Let's get going." I apologized, grabbing my backpack and jumping over the back of my chair before running out of class with Nudge trailing behind me.

I quickly opened my locker and changed my books out before going to my next class.

"Late again, Ms. Ride?" my Bio teacher, Ms. Donnelly, asked when I walked in the door.

"Sorry, Ms. Donnelly, I couldn't get my locker open."

No reply.

That was Ms. Donnelly's way of telling me to sit down and not bother her again for the rest of class. Oh, and it meant I was getting detention.

Greeeeaaaaat.

For the rest of Bio class, I tried to get back on Ms. Donnelly's good side by answering questions she asked and offering to help people who've been absent for the week. But getting back on Ms. Donnelly's good side after pissing her off was about as easy as avoiding a shark after slicing your leg on a coral reef.

After Bio, I headed to my Civics class, which Nudge and Tess were in. Now, Tess wasn't my 'best friend' but she was a good friend of mine.

For this class, I was actually early! Yay!

However, Nudge and Tess were both there early.

"Max, you're still coming to practice today, right?" my Civics teacher asked when I walked into class.

My Civics teacher was also consequently my field hockey coach, so she always asked if I was going to be at practice... Every day.

"Of course, Ms. Berch." I replied, smiling and taking my seat next to Nudge and Tess.

Civics was pretty much my least favorite class.

Obviously, English was my favorite class, for blatantly evident reasons.

But I had good reason for Civics being my least favorite class. My teacher was Sam Berch's aunt. And Sam Berch was Tess' boyfriend for about six months before he cheated on her with Lissa Alvord. Yet another reason not to like her.

Sam and I were civil with each other because of his aunt being my teacher and coach, but I wouldn't go as far as to say he and I were friends.

Plus, Sam was always at practice, so I had no choice but to be nice to him.

Once Civics class was dismissed, I headed off to my locker to pack up my things and get my field hockey uniform before heading off to the girls' locker room to change.

Unfortunately for me, Sam was already waiting outside the locker room for his aunt.

"Come early to see me, Maxi?" he taunted, knowing how much I despised him.

"You wish." I replied, trying to push past him and ignore his cockiness.

"C'mon, you know you like me."

"Not even a little."

Sam grabbed my hand and pulled me up against him.

"Just because Tess and I didn't work out doesn't mean I can't have a little fun. C'mon, Max, nobody's even here yet. Nobody'll know if anything happens."

I tried fighting his grasp, but wasn't strong enough. After all, he was on the wrestling team. He was trained to not let anyone get away from him.

"And nothing will. Now let me go." I ordered, slapping his chest, in a desperate attempt to make him let me go.

He moved his arms so they locked like steel bars around my waist, holding me tightly to him.

"Sam, let me go!" I yelled, trying to draw as much attention to us as possible.

Without a second thought, Sam crushed his lips to mine, still not moving his arms from around me.

That only made me try harder to push him away from me.

After about fifteen seconds of punching and hitting Sam's chest, I heard someone- male- yell, "Let her go, Berch!" and two strong hands pull us apart.

"Fuck you, Sam! I hate you!" I screamed, balling my hand into a fist and raising it behind my ear.

Before punching Sam, I realized I hadn't even seen the face of my savior. I honestly, hadn't even really paid much attention to the voice, either. But I knew I knew it from somewhere.

I didn't look either, I just reveled in the sensation I felt when my fist connected with Sam's cheek.

"Fuck you, Max Ride. Go fall of a bridge." Sam groaned, holding his jaw before turning like he was about to walk away from me and Mr. Unknown.

"Mr. King? What are you doing here?" I heard Coach Berch ask before she saw Sam. "Oh! Sam! What happened to you?"

Hey, guys! So, if you've been reading my stories for a while, you'll know I had two stories named, "Boy Meets Girl" and "A Blast From the Past". Well, the reason I'm bringing these up is because I was thinking I might want to rewrite them and reupload them. If you were a fan of either of those stories, please leave a review telling me what you think of me rewriting those!

My writing has improved so much since I wrote those and I honestly think those would be much better if I could rewrite them. I probably wouldn't start to upload them for quite a while. Until after "Hands Where I Can See Them" is over and maybe I could finish another fanfic. I don't know yet, so nothing is 'finalized'.

"Hands Where I Can See Them" is very close to being done with, so I don't know when exactly I'd start to upload the revised "Boy Meets Girl" and "A Blast From the Past". I'll have to figure that out sometime... Provided you guys would want to see those stories rewritten!

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