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Max POV
Everyone I love leaves me.
Or I have to leave them.
It all started when I was born when my Dad went missing. I never met him and I barely know anything about him now.
Then in the 3rd grade, my best friend Nathaniel moved to Kansas City. We had been friends for as long as I could remember. Not long after our first birthday Mom took us to a daycare while she went to work for a couple hours each day. Nathaniel and I became best friends since then. I remember he was very interested in fossils and rocks. I wonder if he still is.
It got worse as I got older.
In 6th grade my friend John told me he was moving. It was hard because we had been friends since the 4th grade. I sobbed in bed every night until he moved. You may think I'm pretty weak for crying like that but he was like my other half. Sometimes I would pretend that John was a bird kid too. That way we would never have to leave each other.
7th grade was the year my aunt passed away. She had just given birth to my baby cousin but had never woken up. I don't know the details but I do know she passed away right after Valentine's Day.
My best friend moved away without telling me in the 9th grade. It was the last week of school and she hadn't shown up. I texted her and she said she had moved. I asked her why she didn't tell me and she replied with "I didn't want to hurt you." Sometimes not knowing hurts more than knowing. A piece of my heart broke off after that.
Now this. My best friend in the whole wide world was moving. She was leaving me just as the others had did.
Maybe I'm cursed I thought. Maybe people I'm close with just can't stand to be near me.
Today was the first day of December. Mom didn't make us go back to school after Iggy went to the hospital. She needed us to help out with him.
Iggy has gotten better. Him and Ella finally admitted they had feelings for each other. Now everywhere I go I see them kissing. On the bright side he has improved on walking by himself. He used to grip my arm and slowly inch his way toward our destination but I guess something inside of him clicked. He claimed it to be his hearing. He can zone into specific sounds such as a toilet flushing or a cat meow from all the way down the street. One day he decided to give me a very unnecessary detailed description of what Lissa and her one-night-stand were doing in bed the previous night. Not my ideal story while I'm eating breakfast.
For Thanksgiving Fang and his family went out of town and we stayed here. Mom's side of the family came and we had a buffet. After we ate we all went outside and had a Mario Kart Wii competition. I'm surprised the neighbors (specifically Lissa) didn't complain on how loud we were. Our dinner consisted of a mix of food. Turkey of course but also fried okra, mac-n-cheese, ham, an assortment of veggies, fruit trays, etc. For the rest of Thanksgiving break I sat in my dark room watching Netflix.
Now we have to go back to school. Thankfully we have about 3 weeks until Winter Break. But for right now I need to figure out how to get Ella to stay. I can't finish high school without my best friend.
"I'm leaving!" I shouted into the house.
"Wait!" Iggy cried. I watched as he carefully walked toward me without crashing into anything. Iggy silently got into the passenger side of Steven.
"Where's Gazzy?" He asked.
"He went in early with Mom. He's flunking math so Mom went to go talk with his teacher."
"Oh." Iggy said quietly.
We drove in silence for the 7 minutes it takes to get to school. As soon as we pulled up I could feel people staring. Their gazes made my cheeks go red from embarrassment. Thank God Iggy can't see.
"They're staring aren't they?" Iggy asked.
"Yes." I gulped.
I heard him sigh. "Well, let's get this over with."
He stepped out of the car into the open sunlight. I followed. Together we marched into the school. Right as we opened the doors and stepped in the whole hallway became quiet.
All of a sudden the red headed devil hooked her arm into my brother's arm. Lissa then shouted, "Let's have a big round of applause for Iggy! He defeated eye cancer but gave up his sight to live!" She then proceeded to giving Iggy a big kiss right on the lips as the students around us clapped.
I pulled Iggy off of her and whispered, "Will you be okay?".
He nodded just as Lissa grabbed his arm and took them to class.
I knew what she was doing. What? You might ask. She's trying to make herself seem like the good guy who pities the crippled kid. And it's working.
I sighed and made my way to class, skipping the cafeteria.
Adjusting my backpack straps and ignoring all of the stares, I walked into first period.
As I walked in I see Ella sitting by herself with a gloomy look on her face.
"When do you leave?" I asked.
"Friday." she replied without looking up at me.
We didn't talk again until lunch when the subject was brought up again.
"You're moving?!" B exclaimed, "You can't move yet!"
"I don't have a choice." Ella answered.
"Why are you leaving?" Anabel asked.
"My dad had a job transfer. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana."
We're all silent for a moment. Then B spoke up.
"Did you ever watch Hannah Montana as a kid?" B asked to no one in particular.
Nudge, who had been silent the whole time, started to talk.
"Oh. My. Gosh. That was my favorite show! Oliver was like my soulmate. And Miley was such a badass with the wig and such. And her brother! He was so short! Oh and that one extremely short kid! What's his name? Rico! Oh yeah! He scared me. I loved Miley's best friend. Now she was the best one on that show. Well, next to Miley's dad. He was awesome. I loved how western he was."
Before Nudge could start up again Gazzy put his hand over her mouth.
"Anyway," B continued, "You know when Miley's best friend was moving?"
We all nodded and said yes.
"Well why doesn't Ella just live with one of us? That way she doesn't have to leave."
"That's so cool!" Anabel exclaimed with excitement.
"That is a great idea." Angel agreed.
Ella, who had not smiled once since she had told us the news, had the biggest smile on her face. "I'll have to ask but I think my Dad will say yes!"
Everyone started to cheer but then I realized something.
"Wait" I said.
No one listened.
"Y'all. Wait." I said a little louder.
No one listened.
"Hey! Y'all! Wait!" I shouted loud enough for other tables to turn their heads toward us.
Everyone looked at me.
"Thank you." I muttered. I cleared my throat and continued, "Who would Ella stay with? Because I'm sure all of us would be honored and excited to have Ella live with us."
"Even though it was my idea, I can't let you stay with us. The extra room and my Grandmothers." B said.
"I'll ask if you can stay with us." That came from Anabel. "I think my parents will say yes."
"Not us." Fang answered. "Not enough rooms."
"Y'all have plenty of rooms what are you talking about?" I asked.
Fang looked at Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel.
"Is there something I'm not getting?" I asked.
No one answered.
"Okay then." I said
"No it's just that, uh, we have family that comes over a lot and we need the extra rooms." Angel said, backing Fang up.
"Nudge told me your parents don't like when family comes over because they make a mess. That's why yall never let family over." I countered.
The four looked nervously at each other. As if they were hiding something.
"Ella can stay with us!" Gazzy shouted, changing the subject.
"We have that extra room that connects with Max's bathroom." Iggy said, "And Mom won't say no. She loves Ella!"
The conversation ended after that because the bell had rung. We all made our way to class and before we knew it school was over and I was driving Gazzy and Iggy home.
"So Lissa huh?" I said breaking the awkward silence.
"No. Shut up I don't want to hear about it." Iggy quickly replied.
"Does Ella know?" Gazzy asked.
"No but I'll tell her. We haven't told many people about us yet. And I would never date Lissa." Iggy told us.
"Okay but you might want to do it quick. If Ella finds out first she'll be pissed off."
"Okay Mom." Iggy said sarcastically.
"Just saying." I replied as I pulled into the driveway.
We go in and do homework. Then at dinner the Ella topic comes back up.
"Mom?" I asked.
Mom looked up from her plate and turned to me.
"Max?"
"You know how Ella is moving right?" I asked.
She nodded.
"And you know how we are best friends in the whole wide world right?"
She nodded again.
"Well we don't want Ella to go and Ella doesn't want to go either. If she were to stay she would need a place to stay."
"What are you asking Max?" Mom asked clearly confused.
"Would it be okay if Ella moved in with us?" I blurted out.
Mom set her fork down and put on her I'm thinking face.
"She can stay in the room next to mine." I urged, "And I'll drive her to school."
Dinner ended without an answer from Mom. Still no answer after I showered and got into bed. Right as I opened my book Mom walks in.
"She can stay with us." Mom said immediately.
"Really?!" I shrieked.
"But," Mom continued, "You have to tell her."
"Tell her?"
"Tell her tell her. About the wings. Gazzy told me she's becoming suspicious. Max, how could you not tell me that?"
"I forgot okay?" I said defensively. "So the only way she can stay is if I tell her about the wings?"
"Yes." Mom answered.
"What if she doesn't want to stay after she finds out? What if we tell her and she tells everyone?"
"You'll just need to learn to trust her. She can't stay here and not know." Mom said. "All you have to do is trust her and tell her nothing but the truth, and then I'm sure she'll understand."
Once again I'm unsure about this chapter. I don't know if the tense makes sense. (tense: past, present, future)
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