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Chapter 21

Fang's Point of View

The rain drizzled on the windshield making everything look blurry. Relief washes over me as I thank god the rain hadn't start till after my date with Max. I had stayed outside her house for a while even after she had gotten inside. Let's call it a gut feeling but I just knew something bad was going to happen.

There was word that Jack was planning his vengeance against the mighty Taylor also known as Maxmum Ride herself. Jack himself was dangerous. The only thing going for Max was that she knew his two weaknesses, impulse triggered by anger and his own stupidity. But even Jack wasn't stupid enough to try and take down Max alone, especially after there last encounter.

If you haven't guessed it I am Alejandro Chavez, head drug dealer, Eagle gang member, but also the only person who holds the key to Max's sacred heart. While Max had done everything in her power to stay away from the streets, I had clung to them. No one recognized me as Alejandro so no one ever noticed the guy who secretly got into the gang meetings, who somehow was able to keep close contact with those who could be trusted and stay away from the two faced 'homies' from the streets.

I remember when Max had admitted to me of her past and how badly I wanted to spill my whole life's story right then and there. I have never lied to Max but I haven't been one hundred percent honest. I loved Max even back when we were in our gang days but back then it seemed like she was unreachable.

She was too good for any of the guys that were practically swooning in her mere presence who had way more to offer her than the main drug dealer of The Eagles, but even back then I would have given my life for her.

I guess I am pretty popular at our high school and no I don't deny that many girls try and through themselves at me but there's just this thing with Max. She's not like all those other girl's. She's strong, smart, and I guess just plain old different.

I guess given the chance to start my life over again knowing what would happen if I messed up again I could have forgotten about that rebellious, young, beautiful girl I admired from afar for many years, but when I had spotted her in my first period English class I couldn't stop myself from going to her, and before I knew it this gorgeous girl had trusted me with her greatest fears, her personal problems, and her weakness not knowing whether or not I would just turn around and use them against her.

A vibration brought me back to reality. The vibration was coming from my phone. The name that lit up the screen was of one of the few people from my past that I still trust to this day, Gustavo. We were good friends back in the day but we never really put up an effort to keep our friendship. His call had me on high alert.

"Hey" I answer into the phone.

"Al, we have a problem" Gustavo replies.

His voice laced with urgency and fear puts me even more on the edge. Gustavo was never one to panic.

"What do you mean G? Whats wrong?" I ask panic leaking out of my voice.

"It's Chinaa." He says.

Gustavo was one of the very few that knew about my new life and about Max, meaning that if he called she is in serious trouble.

"What about her? Is she hurt? God damn it I knew something bad was going to happen tonight. I shouldn't have left her alone" I rant on to the phone.

"Pull it together Al. She's fine." Gustavo says in tempt to keep me sane.

"Then!" I demand of Gustavo.

"Jack was just at her house" He says quietly into the phone.

When I don't reply he continues. "He wants a fight"

"That all? well we'll give a hell of a fight! Round up the gang we-" I instruct.

"Let me continue" Gustavo says interrupting me and then adds " He wants a fight...to the death, just him and Chinaa. If she wins she gets the satisfaction of his death, her families safety and 100,000 dollars cash"

"And if he wins?" I ask into the phone.

A soft sigh comes from the phone as Gustavo answers me.

"If he wins she dies and her family suffers"

I snap closed the phone from all my anger. Not only did Max know his weaknesses but now he knew hers and knowing Max there'd be no point to convince her to leave the country, or to forget the fight. She was doing this but that didn't mean she'd do it fair. If she'd ever stand a chance at defeating Jack and his lackies she was going to need her family, her street family.

I turn back around and head to the old abandon warehouse where Gustavo, Max, and all her street family were sure to be, devising some kind of plan. As I drive on I notice a black Lamborghini tailing me. It was not a usual car anyone in Fairfield owned, let alone drove around at two in the morning. I make a sharp right turning on to a different street accelerating my speed.

The midnight black Lamborghini is almost unseen by the naked eye in the dark so I make another turn onto a local street surrounded by shops, houses, but most importantly street lamps. I look into my review mirror only to spot the car racing behind me. I speed even fast turning on to empty streets. I keep going down that road when suddenly a navy blue Expedition rides up to my right blocking any escape on that side.

With the black Lamborghini tailing me and the blue expedition on my right my only option was left and straight-ahead. I make another sharp turn to my left onto a narrower street realizing it was my street. Whatever was following me had me right where they wanted me and that was home.

Another car comes to my left trapping me right in front of my house. Standing on my front steps was Jack. But how could he know i'm Alejandro? He walks up to my car window and signals for me to lower my window. As I lower my window I decided to act like Fang Garcia, Max's boy friend.