Max was finishing up in class when she received a text from Chloe. She felt so behind in everything the past few days, because the blue haired girl was all she could think about, and now she had to worry about her too after what happened. It was like Chloe was taking over her thoughts, but she was oddly okay with that.
Of course she was thinking about her right now, completely forgetting what she was doing, until she heard a voice.
"Max, I will be locking up in five minutes are you almost done?"
Max looked up as she awoke from her day dream.
"Oh sorry Mr. Jefferson, I think I'm done. Didn't mean to keep you waiting"
"It's okay Max take your time." Jefferson said as he folded his arms in front of him. "You know max if you need to talk to someone I'm here. Someone with such talent like yourself should really focus on the images in front of them, don't get to lost in your thoughts max, use those thoughts and turn them into something you never imagined. As I always say always take the shot."
Max closed her book and looked at the time on her phone.
"Thanks Mr. Jefferson but i should really get going."
"Don't forget to submit a pro folio on my desk by Monday Max."
Max rushed out of Jefferson class, before he continued to talk more about what he expected from her. Max knew she had potential to be a great photographer, it was just other things were on her mind right now.
Max ran for the bus making it just in time. She placed her headphones in her ears letting the music play as she stared out of the window, letting her mind run free while she enjoyed the ride.
"I can't believe Chloe wants to hang out right now. Everything was so weird as she left Rachel's room. I still don't understand what that was or what they have going on. Maybe it's best that I don't know, and just focus on this crush I have, and try to make sense of it."
The bus came to a stop and so did max thoughts. She exited the bus, and walked the rest of the way to light house. She saw Chloe's truck parked near the entrance, and that alone gave her chills that she couldn't explain.
Chloe had been sitting on the bench looking out at the view in front of her with a blunt in her hand. She needed to chill, and this was her only chill out zone where she could think.
This had been the most bizarre week she had in a long time. She knew her mom was only being concerned about her, and that Rachel, well she was just being Rachel. Of all things Max was the one who had thinking the most, and she was the only one she wanted to see right now.
Max approached the light house seeing Chloe sitting on the bench where they talked about her drunken night.
Chloe turned around as she heard footsteps spotting Max, she smirked as she saw the girl coming closer.
Max smiled softly as she saw a half smile on Chloe face. "Hey" She said in a soft tone.
"Thanks for coming Maximillion"
Max took a seat next to Chloe. "Anytime"
"So I bet you're wondering why I asked you to come here?"
" A little yeah"
Chloe sat up giving max a smile, seeing her , and just knowing that she came made her a bit happy.
"Well, you're the only person I'm not tired of right now, and I️ could use the company."
Max just stared she didn't know what to say really, and just gave a simple "mhmm k"
"You okay Max " Chloe ask in reply.
"Yeah just confused is all"
"Yeah, sorry i didn't exactly explain things for you. If you want to listen I can explain for you."
Max was just glad to see Chloe again, she just wanted the chance to understand her better, and understand her feelings. The more Chloe seem to talk, the more max seemed to like.
"I'm here if you need to talk Chloe."
She put a hand on her Chloe's shoulder and gave her a soft smile .
"Thanks Max I could really use that right now. I feel like my life is just World war 3 just waiting to happen "
Max gave another soft smile reassuring Chloe she was still there.
"Just let me know what I can do to help"
Chloe chuckled
"If you could bring my dad back somehow that would be great. Everything went to shit after he decided to leave me"
"Chloe! Your dad didn't decided to leave you. Sometimes things just happen."
Chloe turned to max, her eyes gazed on to the girl next to her. She knew what max said was right but that's not what she wanted to hear, she didn't know what she wanted to hear.
" Why did it have to happen to me? Why does every shit thing happen to me? My mom hates me, and she let some prick push her around, Rachel is always getting in my head, and it's just frustrating to think properly"
"Wowsers" Max said in reply. "Let's take this one step at a time okay? Let's slow down and start with the why." Max placed a hand in Chloe's lap.
"I don't know why it happened Chloe, but I'm sorry that it happened to you. You didn't deserve that, no one does, no one deserves to lose their dad." She held her hand tighter on Chloe's lap.
"But I do know you've become stronger. I may not have known you that long, but I can see it, I see it in your eyes, you're a fighter Chloe."
Max Paused to look at Chloe with a smile.
"Sometimes we have to go through the tough obstacles before we can come out stronger, and even though you're still going through some of those obstacles, it's slowly making you into a stronger person"
Chloe turned to max trying to keep herself together. It's be a while that someone had said something like that to her, someone other than Rachel. Something about the way max said I️t actually sounded genuine.
"Thanks Max" Chloe paused taking a deep breath.
"It's nice to hear that especially from you, but I feel weak, I feel weak all the time." She paused again turning all of attention to Max. "I try to be tough, and hold up this reputation of being bad ass, but I have so much angry and so much sadness inside, and I just... UGH!!!" She shouted out as her emotions began to get the best of her.
"Hey" Max said as she saw Chloe beginning to let out steam.
"It's okay Chloe just let it out, it's the only way"
She put her on to Chloe's shoulder to give a small gesture of letting her know it was fine to do so, and that she was there for her"
"Say what you feel right now and I'll listen I promise " Max offered to Chloe.
"Promise " Chloe said in response.
"I promise."
Chloe believed Max and began to say everything she was feeling, everything she thought and all the things she was holding in, starting with her dad.
"I miss him max, I miss him so much. He was like my best friend, and losing him was the worst thing that could happen to me. The last time I heard is voice was through a tape recording he made for me, back when I thought pirates were cool. I found it searching around the house while my parents were gone right before the accident happened. I didn't get to tell him I loved him before he left." Chloe's stopped as she felt herself letting go. She could feel herself breaking, and feeling the hurt that she held in for so long. "I didn't tell my dad I loved him" she continued, not paying any mind to the tears falling from her face.
"I loved him so much Max, I hate that the world took him away from me. I just hope he knows how much I miss him, and love him. If there's one last thing I could say it would be just that."
Max pushed herself closer to Chloe, placing the palm of her hand on Chloe's cheek. "Hey, it's okay Chloe. I'm sure your dad knows how much you love him" She said as wiped the tears from Chloe's face. "And I know your dad loved you too Chloe, and you're not weak, you're strong."
Chloe helped wipe the tears from her face and looked at max. "You're so nice to me, why?"
Max thought of what to say. She couldn't just come out and say she liked Chloe. That would be weird right? She thought to herself.
"I think you're pretty cool, and totally bad ass." Max chuckled to herself.
"You're cute" Chloe said as she playful pushed max shoulder, as she completely wiped her face.
Max smiled.
"Are you okay" max asked being concerned.
"Yeah I'm better now, got a bit of that out so it was worth it, but there is something we should talk about "
"We" Max responded.
"Yep!"
'Oh man!' Max said in her head as she got into her thoughts. 'What could Chloe want to talk about? The last time we were here it was about me drunk and stupid? Did I fuck up again and forgot? Okay maybe I'm thinking too much, and should just shut up and listen to Chloe talk.'
"Okay I'm listening "
Chloe gave a soft grin.
"Good, because it might be a lot to take in"
Chloe now turned to Max, locking her eyes on to hers.
"You can't tell Rachel about today okay"
Max signature confused starre appeared on her face. "Okay, but why not? What's going on with you guys anyways?"
Chloe sighed as she closed her eyes, moving her head back before she spoke.
"Listen Max, its a lot to take in Okay, but thats what I️ want to talk to you about."
"Okay!" Max said quickly in response.
"Rachel and I️ use to be together. We started off at friends obviously, but something was always there between us. We did everything together. I️ even began to feel like she saved me after my dad died, because she was always there for me, and made me feel wanted, she was my angel. I️ though maybe we could rule the world together, and get the hell out of Bigfoot." Chloe paused to look at Max with a more deeper stare.
"But of course just like everyone else in my life she left me. She left me to run off with a older guy. I️ didn't want to believe I️t at first, thought I️t couldn't be real, that she was using him for drugs and money so we could go to California together, but she stayed with him and it's fucked up because he was our dealer. I️ stayed friends with her even though I️ was hurt, because people like Rachel Amber don't just come in life for no reason. I️ still felt like I️ needed her. She was always so friendly and touchy with me, that I️t made me feel like I️ had a chance still, but I️ was stupid because she still chose frank over me."
Chloe didn't realize she had been talking so much, the words just kept coming out. She never opened up this much to someone but I️t felt good.
"I'm avoiding her right now, because she told me she still loved me and kissed me the night I️ stayed in her dorm after leaving yours. I️ never kissed anyone after Rachel. Okay, yeah I've hooked up with girls but sex is sex to me. I️ feel like a kiss means so much more than just sex. A kiss is more calm and sensual, so that's why I️ have a kiss rule. I️ don't believe anyone could ever love me the way she did once."
Max placed her hand on Chloe's leg again, turned her attention completely to Chloe.
"Hey" she said softly
"Don't say that okay. You're amazing Chloe, and you will find love again. You just have to let someone in so they can show you how much they love you and care about you."
Max wanted to say I️t , she wanted to say how she felt right then. She wanted to say just how much she liked Chloe , but she couldn't do I️t. The time didn't feel right.
"Max I️ know you like me okay, and I️ like you too, but I️ don't know if that's something I️ can handle right now. Not with my confusion with Rachel still. I️ need to figure out what's going on with that first before I️ can think about anyone else. So I️ owe you an apology for the last time we saw each other."
Max eyes grew big, she couldn't believe the words that had just come out of Chloe's mouth. Was she that obvious? She thought to herself as she just sat there in shock that Chloe knew, let alone that Chloe had said she had liked her too.
"I've talked way too much today, but thanks for listening Max. I️ can take you back to Blackwell. Maybe we can do this again sometime, but not so serious and less details "
Chloe offered with a smile.
"Sure" Was all Max could say.
"Cool, lets go"
Chloe said as she and max walked to her truck and began their way to Blackwell. As usual they stayed silent in the car giving glances at each other with soft smiles until the arrived .
"Thanks Chloe" Max said as she placed a hand on the car door"
"Anytime Supermax"
Max smiled as she open the car door.
"Wait" Chloe said before max could get out.
She wasn't sure why she told Max to wait. Part of her wanted to take her hand, while the other wasn't sure if she wanted to hug her or kiss her. She was still confused, and she hated Rachel for messing with her head.
"Yeah" Max responded.
"Nothing, just you better text me Hippie"
Max chuckled. "Of course" she said as she got out of the car closing the door behind her waving to Chloe as she back out of the parking lot.
"Nice one price you fucked up again" Chloe said to herself as she waved back to max and headed on her way.