Chapter 4

I'm in my Gym class running suicides. I always enjoyed Gym when I was younger. I loved being outside in the sun playing games, being active. Gym was horrible now all we did was run. I'm a pretty good runner, and did track seventh grade, but even running gets boring.

Munoz was in my class. I really did love her as my friend, but every time I was with her I saw my life before and I couldn't handle it. Plus she was never herself. She was always on drugs or drunk beyond belief. I always thought she was the coolest chick. I loved out drinking her because then I felt like I was just as cool.

Anyways here I was running when a girl from the 'popular' crowd runs in front of me making me trip. The whole class stopped knowing I loved picking fights. The girl's eyes widened as she fakes an innocent look. She knew who I was too. I got up whipping off imaginary dust of my gym shorts.

Munoz and Cassandra backed me up as they see two other white girls stand behind the girl. The rest of our class formed a circle and chanted the usual 'Fight,Fight,Fight' rant.

I give a small nodded and my girls bounced. They attack the two back up girls while I took the girl who tripped me. I sent a round house kick to her chest followed by a drop kick to her lower left leg making her fall. I straddled her waist and send blows into her stomach.

I was about to finish her off when I'm pulled off. I use all my force to make it let go, but it wouldn't. I look around for my girls, but there being held back by two teenage guys our age. I look at the other girls who are all over the floor. I feel my lips turn in a smile. No one messes with me.

I'm finally let down followed by my girls. I turn ready to drop kick who ever didn't let me finish them off but I find Fang. I look at him with a questioning face. Why would he do that?

He had a look on his face. It was something along the lines of shock, impression, and maybe a little bit of fear. I look away from him embarrassed and see my girls flirting with the guys that grabbed them. Under different circumstances I would have laughed at my girls for being like that but I couldn't.

"What were you doing?" He asked

I wasn't in the mood for questions so I didn't answer. I grabbed my bag and left the gym. I walk to the back of the school ready to ditch by jumping our schools back fence. I'm half way up when I hear 'Maximum Ride to the principal's office...NOW!' I flip off the speaker and keep going. A nerd spots me and races to a teacher before I could get him. Shit! I climb down and go to the office.

As I walk in greets me "Max, what did you do now?"

I smile innocently at my favorite school secretariat and reply "I didn't do anything"

She smiles back and says "Of course not" with a wink.

We share a laugh when the principal, an old almost bald guy, walks in. He gestures his hand to the door and I walk in. In the room there's a big wooden table. Seated at the table are the three girls at one end looking like they just got jumped and at the other end are my girls.

I sit next to my girls and ask 'who snitched' in Spanish "Quién?"

"Las cámaras" Cassandra replies saying it was the school anti bulling cameras that got us caught.

"Chingado. Y usted no escapar" I reply saying 'shit why didn't you escape'.

"ENOUGH!" The principal shouts about our speaking Spanish.

"You're in America speak English!" One of the girls says.

I stand up and say "Whatever white trash!"

"You want a piece of me Mexican?"

"No sweetie, I want the whole fuckin' thing!"

Were all standing at this point. Even the principal.

"Ladies! Sit down!" He orders.

The three girls take their seats first then we do.

"Maximum, Cassandra, and Sonya your punishment is a weeks' worth of lunch detention" The principal says.

We wait for him to give the other girls there punishment, but he doesn't.

"Dismissed" he says waving his hand towards the door.

I stand up first and throw my fists on the big wooden table making the other girls along with the principal jump

"Now you look here. We" I say pointing to my girls and I "Might have done wrong, but they started it and they went along with it" I finish.

It wasn't my fault they suck at fighting. They were still involved and started it at first.

"Maximum with your recorded I would happy not to be suspended!" The principal warns.

I open my mouth to speak, but my girls drag me out.

What was that about?" I shout at them once were outside.

"Max you know I'll back you up and I'd do anything for you, but I can't get suspended...again" Cassandra says.

"Fine. I'm outta here" I say and sling my bag over my shoulder, and jump the front office fence not caring. I need to leave.

I go to my car and drive to my brother's school. Their school was a combination of Middle and Elementary school. So I could pick them up at one office instead of two. I park my car and walk into the office. I was going to get them out early.

"Hello, how may I help you?" a young lady greets me.

"I'm here to pick up Iggy and Gazzy Ride for their dentist appointment" I say in an older voice I was use to using when I needed to pretend to be my mother.

"Of course " She says and calls up the boys.

They make it to the office and hug me. I sign them out and we walk back to my car. Once in the car Iggy cranks up some music and we sing along and have a good time.

After a while Gazzy asks me "Max what happens to you?"

I look in the mirror and see a small scratch by my eye. "Oh that? It was nothing" I say.

Iggy looks at me and rolls his eyes "Get into another fight Max?" He says knowing I was indeed in a fight.

"You should have seen the other girl" I say to them and we all laugh.