Chapter 23- To tell the truth… or not.
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I didn't know what to think, I was embarrassed, mad and yet I felt guilty. Did Fang even do anything wrong or was it all me? I sat at home on my bed thinking about it. I thought back over what happened but this time from someone else's eyes in the sense that I didn't look at it from my point of view. 'Oh my, gosh,' I thought to myself. Fang never did anything wrong, sure he may have been a bit pushy about it but I was unfair.
I was so obsessed with keeping Dad's wealth a secret that I could've lost a really good friend in fact I think I might have.
I looked for Fang the next morning at school. I finally saw him although he kept his head down so I doubt that he saw me.
"Fang?" I asked.
"What do you want, Max?" Fang spat.
"To apologise," I sighed.
"Well go ahead then," Fang encouraged me with his arms folded across his chest.
"I'm so sorry, Fang, you were right it wasn't fair," I apologised. Fang looked at me in surprised.
"Did you just admit that I was right?" Fang asked me.
"Yes ok you were right and I was wrong. You didn't do anything wrong," I sighed.
"Someone should've recorded that," Fang grinned.
"Yeah, yeah," I groaned.
"Max, what are you hiding?" Fang asked me suddenly.
"I'm not hiding anything," I lied.
"Are you sure?" Fang questioned me.
"What brought this on?" I asked back.
"You've been acting weird ever since your dad showed up," Fang pointed out.
"It could be shock," I suggested.
"No it's much more than that," Fang realised.
"I don't know what you mean," I lied. I refused to look him in the eye.
"I know your hiding something, it's like you're too scared to tell any of us," Fang sighed. I don't get how he figured that out but it showed me that I would have to be more careful.
"Well, it's nothing really," I lied. I thought about my reasons again and then I realised that I didn't have any good reasons for hiding it. It didn't have to come up in conversation. Dad being rich didn't change who I was.
"Ok," Fang sighed and he began to walk away from me.
At lunch I decided to take the plunge.
"Nudge, have you seen Fang?" I asked her.
"Nope but I doubt he looks much different than he did at recess," Nudge laughed at her own joke. Iggy came back from the canteen and Gazzy and Ella were walking to the drinking fountains together, it was kinda cute.
"Ok thanks anyways," I sighed.
"Oh, Max, there he is," Nudge spotted him walking towards us.
"Fang, I have something I want to tell you," I began.
"Yeah, what?" He asked me. I looked at him and chickened out.
"Um, Mum said it was ok to have Angel and Ari over on Saturday," I quickly covered. Mum had said it was ok but that wasn't what I wanted to tell him.
"Cool, I'll tell Mum and Dad tonight," Fang told me.
"Oh they thought it was a great idea, they thought it would be good for Angel," He continued.
"Are you two lovebirds coming or what?" Iggy called out.
"We're never going to live this down are we?" I groaned.
"I doubt it," Fang laughed.
"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself," I said sarcastically.
"Why how kind of you," Fang smiled. I gaped at him.
"Hey, you use sarcasm on me and I'll use it back," He winked at me as I glared at him.
"Have you two got a secret club or something?" Gazzy asked us.
"No," We both replied.
"Oh, Max, is there a phone number that goes with that phone?" Fang suddenly asked me. Ella's eyes opened wide as did everyone else's. Ella's looked asked 'how does he know?' but I don't know why everyone else was so shocked.
"Did Fang just use a pickup line on Max?" Iggy stuttered out.
"No, Fang did not. I just noticed that she had a phone last night and wanted to know what her number was," Fang explained.
"Wait, Max you have a phone?" Nudge asked me.
"What kind?" Gazzy asked.
"Um," I began.
"A sidekick," Fang finished for me.
"Oh my god! Are you serious?" Nudge squealed.
"Holy crap, Max, how did you afford one of those?" Iggy asked me.
"It's just a phone," I moaned.
"It's not just a phone, it's the phone and since you didn't tell us it's the secret the phone," Nudge rambled.
"Why didn't you show it off, anyone else would've?" Gazzy asked me.
"It's not a big deal," I insisted.
"How did you get it?" Iggy asked.
"Um someone bought it for me," I mumbled.
"Who?" They all asked.
I took in a deep breath.
"My Dad," I mumbled.
"Well he must be well off," Iggy responded.
"What's the big deal it's a phone," I said with a tone of irritation in my voice.
"Max, what does your Dad do?" Gazzy asked.
"He's a scientist he was on a trip for a whole year and I didn't speak to him at all but he's moved home and built a new house," I explained.
"Cool, has he ever made things blow up?" Iggy asked me.
"Probably," I shrugged.
"So how much does it pay?" Gazzy asked me.
"Enough," I shrugged again.
"You know I just got the craziest idea," Nudge began with the evilest grin I'd ever seen.
"Max and Fang should go out!" She shouted.
"Nudge!" Fang and I exclaimed in horror.
"Never gonna happen, Nudge, we're just friends," I told her even though it killed me to say so.
"Isn't that right, Fang?" I asked.
"What? Um, yeah what she said… we're just friends," He answered really strangely.
"Ok, if you say so," Nudge sighed.
"Cheer up, Nudge," Gazzy instructed her.
"Why should I?" Nudge demanded.
"Otherwise no cheese for you," Gazzy told her.
"Why are you so mean to me?" Nudge cried.
"And to think and the beginning of the year I was hanging out with normal people," Ella sighed.
"You can always go back to them," I told her.
"No she can't!" Gazzy, Nudge and Iggy all protested.
"Yay I feel so loved," Ella cheered.
"As you should," Gazzy smiled at her. I noticed a strange look in Nudge's eyes and thought I would just question her about it later.
After school Fang raced after me.
"So you'll let me know about Saturday right?" Fang asked me.
"Yep," I confirmed.
"Cool it's a date," Fang joked.
I had no idea how much I was going to regret that conversation.
The next day Mel came up to me grinning from ear to ear which is never a good sign.
"So, Max, where are you and Fang going your date on Saturday?" Mel asked me.
"My what?" I exclaimed in shock.
"You and Fang were walking together yesterday and he asked you about Saturday and then he said it was a date," Mel grinned.
"Not that it's any of your business but we were talking about something completely different. Fang and I aren't together, we're just friends," I sneered.
"Jeez fine relax," Mel scoffed and walked off in a huff.
"She will do great things," I said to myself.
A/N
So Max and Fang made up. Come on say it with me awww. But she still can't tell him the truth oh the pain and the agony. Super drama alert lols I'm just messing around. Tell me what ya think thanks