Haha guys please don't murder me... I had really bad writers block and I've had to do two stupid book reports. BTW guys if you ever are thinking about reading Gathering Blue... DONT! I fell asleep reading it. TWICE!

But enjoy this chapter please. Tell me what you think in the reviews! ^~^

~Max POV~

My eyes widened. How could I have been so stupid?! I should have known he would recognized the shoes.

Instead of staying like any normal girl would, I yanked my hand out of his and did what I did best. I ran. As I left the school doors I could hear him yelling my name, begging for me to stop. But I didn't, I ran all the way home like a little piggy. After running a half a block I slowed to a walk. My breathes came in fast and uneven. Now I was glade I had worn these shoes and no heels. Walking down the concrete sidewalk down my neighborhood my eyes were drawn to the medium sized house that was painted white and grey on the exterior. The house I used to call my safe haven. The key word was used to. It was really all my fault Fang and I had our falling out a few years ago.

I had promised, middle finger promised, I promised I wouldn't forget him. That I wouldn't leave him... But I did. I had tried to call out to him so many times but if I had... We both would have gotten hurt. I thought it would be better o make a clean break, then I would be the only one hurt.

~*~*~*~Flashback*~*~*~*

"Mom! I wanna go to the mall!" My mother turned to face me for a second to scold me. When she turned back to the road it was already to late. The rain was so heavy nobody could see the car in front of them. She it the brakes but it did o good on the slippery road. We collided into the back of a semi truck. I jerked forward, the seat belt bit into the skin of my shoulder. The window shield shattered, sending glass shards flying into my skin. I put my hands in front of my face in defense. A loud humming sound deafened me, I looked around, clueless. I could faintly hear people shouting but I couldn't hear what they were saying. When I looked to my mom I started to cry. Her head rested on the steering weal, the air bag already deflated. One of her hands laid limp on the chair. I started to scream. "Mom... Mom? Mom?!" I shook her hoping to wake her from her endless slumber but it was no use.

I felt hands wrap around my waist and tug me free from the seat belt and away from my mom. I reached towards her, kicking and screaming at my rescuer. They turned me around and held me to their chest as I sobbed hysterically. They stroked my hair saying words that went in one ear and out the other.

~*~*~*~End of Flashback~*~*~*~

When the news reached my father he was devastated. He shut down, he wouldn't talk to me or even look at me. He started going out late and didn't come home until the next day. I didn't need to ask him where he had been, the smell of alcohol on his breath told me exactly where he had been. I locked myself in my room, only coming out when I needed food or water. I had completely forgotten Fang.

The crash had been all over the news. "Tragic car accident claims on victim and injures another in Orlando Florida. The family wish to keep the names out of the public media."

The constant reminder seemed to make Jeb even more upset and began to take it out on me. First it was verbal abuse. "It was all your fault she's gone! You piece of shit!""You should have been the one to die, not her." ect. Then it was physical abuse. When I was safe in my room I would always look out my window and see Fang sitting on his driveway, waiting for me, but I never came. If Jeb had known about Fang then I was sure he was going to kill him so instead of risking Fang's life I risked our friendship.

But now Fang was older, stronger, he knew how to take care of himself. I wasn't scared anymore, but Fang hadn't seemed to forgive me until now.

I slipped out of the dress I was wearing when I entered my room. I pulled on yoga pants and a tank top. I laid down, face first, onto my bed. Holding the pillow to my face I screamed. The sound was muffled and quiet. I rolled over and sat on the edge of my bed and opened a drawer to my dresser and moved aside some clothes. At the bottom of one of the drawers was a photo. One of those photos you get from the photo booth in the mall. The first and top picture was me and Fang. We were both just smiling, the second we both made the ducky face, and the third...

~*~*~Flashback~*~*

We had just done the ducky face, Fang and I, and we ran out of ideas. The timer was on five and still counting down. I began to panic. Once the timer hit 1 I felt Fang turn my face towards him. Our lips connected and the photo was taken. Fang let go of my face. "What the hell was that?!" I asked swinging my arms around. "What was what?" "That!" Fang just shrugged and exited to booth and walked towards Hot Topic. I followed him still asking him a million questions, all of which he didn't answer.

~*~*~End Of Flashback~*~*~

I held the photo to my chest and fell asleep with a smile on my face.