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Mom is looking at me weirdly... Don't look at me mom
Next chapter is up and I'm sorry I didn't update earlier but there's a pattern I'm going through
The only reason I'm updating this right now is because I just thought of this chapter and I was afraid that I would forget it
-Chapter 9 : I guess trucks can run you over-
Everyone looked at me with attentive eyes but you know what stare made me want to go outside and pray that a truck run over me?
If you said Nudge then you get a smack on the head for being stupid.
If you said Fang then well done! You have an IQ higher than a dolphin!
I coughed uncomfortably, shifting and moving in my sit, thinking very hard for a plausible excuse. How could I have been so stupid! Wearing the same wig and lenses to a photo shoot… Wig… Lenses… Excuse, I thank you for blessing me with you.
"Guys, do you honestly think that that's me?" I start to say.
"Well, in here, Double M looks so much like you! Same hair, same lenses…"
"But don't supermodels all have wigs and lenses to make their appearances different? I mean, come on Nudge! You've seen all her photos! Does she always have the same hair and eye color?" I ask Nudge and she thinks about it for a moment. I tense slightly, mentally begging her to say no.
"No… I guess not… Like one time, she had a helicopter on her head and for a moment, I really thought a small toy helicopter landed on her head while taking photos! Then I saw the headline for the new clothing and I totally face-palmed. Don't you just hate it when you think one thing and it's completely the different thing? It totally makes you look so stupid. I wonder if they have a name for that feeling. It's hard to say 'think one thing and totally different thing ha-" She was cut off with Gazzy's hand.
"Nudge, that's called irony." Nudge nodded and he peeled his hand away.
"See? Just because in that picture, she has the same hair and eye color, does not mean I model!" I said and they all nodded. I mentally sighed in relief and slumped from my seat. I was almost a goner. Then I realized that things were still a bit tense so I decided to break it.
"I mean, seriously? Me? A model? A supermodel at that? I can barely walk in high heels without falling on my butt!" They all laughed and I knew that things were back to normal. With my still trembling hands, I picked up my lunch and started to eat it. I looked at everyone and they were back to what they were doing but Fang? He kept staring at me with those dark eyes. I forced myself to swallow the spit that was forming in my mouth.
"Do I have anything on my face Fang?" I asked casually while my heart was beating like crazy. Fang hated Double M. If he found out… Our friendship would be ruined for good. Fang shook his head and looked down.
-After school-
"Hey Max!" I heard a voice coming from behind me. I turned around to see Fang jogging towards me. I greeted him and we were both walking together in a comfortable silence. He decided to break it which is uncommon since he almost never talked.
"So, where's your house? We still have that project to do together." I mentally face-palmed. Shit, I totally forgot about the project that Ms. Crack gave us!
"Ms. Crack? She does have a name, you know." Fang answered. Did I say that aloud?
"Yes, you did."
"It seems, I do that a lot, don't you think?" I joked and he gave me a small smile.
"Woah, did Mr. Emotionless Brick Wall just smile? Look out! The apocalypse is coming! I still didn't get my first kiss!" I said dramatically while clutching my heart with my hand. He chuckled.
"You still didn't have your first kiss?" He asked me and I nodded. You'd think being a supermodel would land you a lot of kisses but I never let them get even close to me. Like I said, I didn't want my heart broken again by some freaking boy who only liked me for my looks. A silence overwhelmed us once more.
"So, your house?" He asked me and I bit my lip.
"Now?" He nodded. "As in, now now?" He nodded once more. I pursed my lips. The faster this project ended, the less he would not come to my house. That is, if he didn't know my address.
"OK, but you gotta be blindfolded."
"Why?"
"Because Ann- I mean mom doesn't like it when people come to her house, much less know where it is. Why do you think we're walking so high up this hill?" He nodded like he understood my problem and with a cloth, I blindfolded him. Another silence overcame us but this time, neither of us bothered to break it. I was too busy with my thoughts anyways. Like,
What would happen if Fang saw my house?
Would he freak out?
Would he tell everyone?
Would he find out my secret?
I gulped at the thought. I couldn't let him know. Our friendship… It was growing ever since we met but if it were to be broken… The stare he kept giving me when Nudge showed us the magazine. He was giving me a look that said, 'if you're hiding anything from me, we are finished.' I shuddered at the thought of the stare.
"Are you cold?" Fang's voice penetrated my thoughts and I remembered that we were walking to my house.
"No. Just tired with walking. I should have asked Ella to pick me up but she had to ditch me for Iggy. Something about tutoring him. If you ask me, it just one way for her to get close to him. If only they knew each other's feelings." I said, thankful that I changed the subject so easily. He nodded and after 3 more minutes of walking, we finally arrived to my house.
"OK, An- mom doesn't know you're here so just wait one moment and don't you dare take off the blindfold!" I yelled over my shoulder and quickly went inside. I had to get rid of any evidence. Clothes, wigs, lenses, schedules, anything that screamed 'Maximum Ride is Maxine Martinez!', which by the way, was hard as hell since almost everything screamed that.
"Max? Can I take the blindfold off now? It's freaking hot!" Fang hollered and I mentally cursed. I decided to ignore him and kept stuffing things inside a closet (which was very big).
"That's it; I'm coming in with my eyes open!" He yelled and I cursed once more.
"Don't!" I yelled back but it was too late. He was already in and his eyes were wide.
"Wow…" He breathed and I took that time to shove the remaining things into the closet.
"Yeah, it's a bit big. You can understand why I don't let people visit my house often."
"Another thing we have in common."
"Seriously? You have house issues too?" He nodded and chuckled. I smiled gratefully. Another person actually felt the ways I felt.
"Come on, we should go to my room." Then it hit me. The clothes! The makeup that I left on the counter was still lying there! Could I be any more stupid?
"On second thought, my room is chaos right now. Would you mind if…" I trailed off and thankfully, Fang stepped aside of the door. I thanked him, and rushed inside. Just like I said, it was major chaos. Dresses were laying everywhere as well as wigs and lenses. I first got to the clothes. I gathered all the modeling clothes in one pile and threw the normal clothes onto the floor, making another pile. Then, I shoved all the modeling clothes at the very end and then my normal clothes pile. Next was the makeup and lenses which wasn't really hard to place. I just pushed them all down to a cabinet. I wiped off the sweat on my forehead and opened the door. Fang was casually leaning on the wall, patiently waiting for me.
"Sorry." I said sheepishly and he just shrugged as he took a look at my room.
"You have a chandelier?"
"Wanted to get that out but A- mom thought it was too expensive to let it go to waste." I lied smoothly and he shrugged once more.
We went over some simple questions but it got tense when he suddenly asked me,
"How many boyfriends?" I gaped at him for a while. Why did he ask me that?
"Um, I guess… 2? One in third and one in seventh. Both ended annoyingly." He raised his eyebrow and I shrugged.
"Only liked me for my money and my looks. Broke it off immediately when I realized that."
"So you only dated two guys?" I nodded.
"Why is it so hard to believe?"
"Don't you get asked out a lot?"
"I just ignore most of them."
"And if they keep asking you?" I grinned at that one.
"I make sure that they can't reproduce." His eyes grew wide (well, Fang wide) and I laughed.
"Well, I think we've had enough for one day. Can I take some pics?"
"Sure. Just not the chandelier or anything that looks more than the average man can buy." He nodded and started to take pictures, mostly of the wall and my closet.
"You hungry?" He asked me.
"Aren't I always?" He smirked and held out his hand.
"Well I know this awesome coffee shop with the most amazing strawberry cheesecake."
"You got me at awesome." I took his hand and we strutted out of my house.
"Wait, I'm supposed to blind you." I said as I held out the cloth.
"Couldn't you make an exception?"
"Nope." I said, popping the 'p'. He sighed and gestured me to tie it.
"Sorry Fang but until I'm comfortable, like really comfortable, I won't show anyone where I live." We both walked outside, enjoying each other's comfort while cars would zoom by occasionally.
"OK, you can take you blindfold off now." He immediately took it off and I could see the beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Thank god. I thought I was going to die from the heat." I rolled my eyes playfully.
"Since when are you overdramatic?" He shrugged and I walked out of the path and into the street.
"Don't you just love the summer heat? So warm… I think I can see some bright light from behind my eyes." I said as I twirl around playfully around him. I start to hum Paramore's Hallelujah and the bright light get's closer and closer. Wow, the sun must really be heating up. People are suddenly gathering up and for a moment, I thought that I was Double M but then I realized that they were screaming at me to get out of the way. There's a big honk that shuts out all the people's screaming and I turn around only to be horrified at what I see.
A big truck only a step away from me and by the looks of it, the brakes are broken. The lights… Getting bigger and bigger…
"MAX!" Fang's voice echo through my mind but all I can see is…
Darkness.
Don't hate me, Don't hate me, Don't hate me!
Total cliffhanger right there, right now so Don't hate me!
Remember, I update my stories in a pattern so I might not update this story often
I think I might update once a week?
But if a chapter just so happens to pop up, then it's everybody's lucky day!
Song for today:
Hallelujah by Paramore
Listening to it right now, actually XD
R&R!
Mikki is out! Peace!
