Fang's P.O.V.
It hurt so much to do this, but I did it anyway.
Guess what? I hit Max on the head. Well, not on the exact spot where she got hurt, but hard enough so she'll be unconscious. I carried her off to the school office, knowing that she would be out for a while.
My plan? Max had been hallucinating, she is going insane, and she didn't see my hand or anything, there was nothing weird that had happened. I really wanted to go back to the flock right now, every second I was away from them, I felt like they were about to do something stupid.
And to make matters better, I was going to ask Max something. Just to seem normal. And to live a life.
Max's P.O.V.
Aah, history was repeating itself. My head hurt so much, I didn't want to do anything, but I barely managed to open my eyes a crack to see the school nurse bending over me. Why is everyone bending over me?
"Max, honey? Don't worry, I won't tell the school that you tried to run away. You know, you were quite lucky I was getting in the school building when Nick was coming in," she stated. My eyes shot open at the mention of Nick.
I knew I wasn't crazy. His hand was wrapped and he had been the one who saved me. He was running, and, had I seen slivers ripped open on his shirt at the back when he took off his jacket? What were they for?
Wings? I laughed at myself.
"Thanks Mrs. Darwin. Um… where is he?" I asked trying not to sound too concerned.
"I think he wants to ask you something," she said winking at me. Okay… "I don't think you should get up, Max." she said when I tried.
I got up anyway. "I'm fine," I said.
"No you're not. Nick told me you tripped and felt flat on the ground." Oh no he didn't.
"I did not," I fought for my defense.
"I still don't think you're feeling well," she said stubbornly.
"I'm fine. I can tell for myself, thank you." And I stumbled out of the office and into the hallway.
Nick was casually leaning against the wall, in his usual black jacket scrutinizing my appearance.
"Hello," he said sweetly. I scowled.
"I did not trip. It wasn't like I was going to bite you, I just wanted to say thank you. Plus, it must have really hurt for you to hit that wall," I said simply getting to the point.
"I have a question," he said ignoring everything I had just said. I waved my hand.
"Ask away," I said.
"Would you like to go to the beach party with me, or are you already going with someone else?" he asked without any embarrassments, any uncomfortable gestures, just plainly like a guy.
"Um…" I'm great when it comes to times like this. "Sure…" I said finally. I forgot to be strong, tell him no.
"Great. I'll see you there then," then he left off. I wanted to call out to him, ask him to tell me exactly what happened. But I didn't want to pressure him.
(next week)
The whole week, everyone could basically tell that Nick and I were friends. We ate lunch together, we talked together, we walked to class together, and he always walked home with me. But every day, he seemed to be in some sort of turmoil I couldn't imagine. One day, especially, the day of the beach party, I brought up the courage to ask him.
"Nick? What's wrong?" I asked my fingers twisting together under the lunch table.
"What? About what?" he asked. And he smiled a little… an inside joke?
"I don't know…I mean, you seem tired and…do you have a family problem?" I asked passing the line. I knew it wasn't my business, but hey, that's what friends do. Right?
"Nothing," he said.
"Nothing? There must be something. Maybe I can help." I said. His dark eyes had flames rising up.
"You can't help me Max, I can help you maybe, but you can't help me." He stated firmly obviously ending this argument.
"What do you mean I can't help?" I retorted back angrily.
"Not you too," he said. Oh, so it was a family problem.
"Come on—." I couldn't finish the sentence. He stood up. This was our last period together, and he was just going to leave.
"Sorry I'm not old enough to drive you there Max. I'll see you there at the beach party," he said. And he left off.
I grunted and stood up following suit.
That evening, I wore my two piece swimming suit under and put on a light weight outfit over so I could easily change.
Sarah, Hannah, Rachel, or Nicole didn't call me anymore. They were so used to me hanging out with Nick that they didn't care. Everyone in the school basically knew. Sometimes that resulted in making enemies.
"You ready Max?" my mom asked.
"Yeah. Let's go," I said getting my purse that I almost never used, and my hooded jacket just in case.
"Remember, call me to pick you up. I don't care if I'm tired. Don't ever walk home by yourself," she said. Ugh, over protectiveness.
"Sure," I said as I headed out the door into the car.
We drove in silence. I looked down at my watch and found that it was 7:30p.m. Good, I didn't want to seem so eager by arriving earlier than necessary, but I arrived at the right time.
We arrived there and the first thing that I saw was bunch of lights hanging and covering trees, lampposts, and verandas. I hadn't been to the beach in a long time, I realized. It was a little chilly, because it was by the water, but otherwise it was fine. There were a lot of people there.
I quickly spotted Nick waiting for me by the drinks. He looked skittish, a side of him I had never seen.
"What's wrong?" I asked attempting for the second time that day. He smiled impishly.
"I've had some bad experiences at beaches…" he said. I didn't understand, was he…afraid?
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