October 2002: Former bedroom of Max - 7:10 a.m

The sun gently manifested itself that autumn morning, its rays passed smoothly through the curtains, illuminating the quiet and lonely room. A few seconds later
came the irritating sound of an alarm clock, waking the little Max. She yawned and rubbed his eyes still clutching the teddy bear managed to turn off the alarm

"Good morning the Captain", Max whispered quietly as she stroked the head of the toy with a rueful smile

She watched his small room, saw some pictures of animals and landscapes of Arcadia Bay in picture frames in two shelves next the door, children's books with various fables among them his favorites were "the dog and the fox" and " The Ugly Duckling, "three old cameras that his father gave him a gift on your 5 Year Anniversary, wooden carts and simple dolls stored in his wooden chest, a wardrobe and a nightstand. That environment could be considered somewhat "dead" for a girl of 7 years for its simple appearance and shortage of life, but to Max, that room was one of their refuges, at least during the day, because at night it was almost his arrest where no one could hear her cry, especially during their night terror attacks that would not have anyone to see her apart from the Captain

After observing the environment, Max sadly recalled that today was Monday, so, the beginning of yet another hellish week of school. As a result, she lay down again pulling the bed sheets over his head refusing to get out of there until you hear the creak of the door

"Maxine wake up, get ready it's almost time to go to school" His mother announced as she entered

She looked at the bed and saw his little daughter curled up in bed clutching the blanket over half of his face leaving only blue eyes staring at an almost pleading way, ready, it was not necessary to say any more, she knew what her look meant

"Not Maxine, you will not get at home, enough is enough these two years that her father and I had to keep her away from school"

"But mommy..." Max begged

"Maxine Caulfield!" The young woman answered in firm tone

The girl stopped and looked at his hands, in the same second, tears began to fall under them. His mother regretted it the instant she saw her daughter start crying, she walked towards the bed and sat on the edge, then she bent down to wipe the tears running down his face in an attempt to calm her

"Shh ... do not cry my little Maxis ... I know you do not like it but there is no other way ... you do not have guilt ...I took your freedom for a long time and now look what resulted..." the woman commented in a mix of emotions, she knew, the extreme shyness that her little daughter had acquired was in parts by the incident three years ago and too for its trauma of this event that made her protect Maxine too much and through the fault that, your firstborn has a worrying future...

Max looked at his mother sniffling nose and with cheeks freckled flushed, she embraced the most tightly as possible giving way to the young Caulfield mess up your hair lovingly

"I can not let you miss class, but I promise that your father and I will pick you up at the first sign of trouble to happen today, that's fine?"she asked looking at her blue eyes

Max made positive nod, his mother smiled and thus undid the hug, kissed his cheek and left the room with sigh of relief and a heavy heart

Kitchen 7:30 a.m

Max came down the stairs toward the kitchen and there she saw his mother preparing coffee and his father reading the newspaper as he smoothed his chin shaved

"See, it is not my future photographer?" the man said with a loving smile as he left the newspaper on the table to give him a hug

Max hung a backpack strap in the chair and went towards his father to hug him

"Every day that passes you becomes more and more like your mother, inherited hers beauty" he observed of a mischievous way glancing at his wife at the stove

"Thanks daddy ..." Max replied with a slight smile shy and cheeks glowing with shame

"Flirting me in front of our daughter will not guarantee you a larger piece of bancon dear", the woman said defiantly but ashamed on the inside

"I can not even praise the two women I love most?" he asked sweetly and with a look shy

The woman turned off the stove, took a frying pan with a cloth and puts food on the table, to then comment

"Listen to your mother's advice Maxine, when you're a teenager, never date a guy shy and sweet, they are pretended and think more in panties than bad boys"

"Jessica! do not say a thing like that to Maxine, she will create a wrong concept for boys!"

"Unfortunately it was this "concept" that you gave me Otto or think I forgot about high school then?"

Max laughed at his parents as she took the first piece of bacon and eggs, they were like cat and dog, they loved to flirt while they fought, his mother appeared to be tough, popular and oblivious to the flirtations of his father but in fact she loved him so much that gave up dating that had no future with a football captain because her realized that the love of his life was the shy kid who lived sending you little letters of love and was the target of bullies who poked your head in the toilet

"It seems that opposites attract ..."

Max smiled at the thought as she picked up another bite of eggs, maybe she really has a chance ... and if the blonde girl fanatic to pirates that she saw on the first day of school and in her dream really feel the same for her? she will become his friend?

"Not even Maxine, you're already in trouble up to his neck because of her ... but ..."

Max quietly took a folded paper out of his backpack's pocket, unfolded it and saw the photograph he took of the girl the same day he saw her for the first time

"How a simple picture could put me in this mess?" ,Max whispered desperately as she finished your breakfast and was preparing to go to school