Sorry this is so short, I'm having a really stressful week/month. Hope you guys enjoy.
It was the month after that a girl had moved next door. She had a family of four. A father, a mother, a brother, and her. She and I talked and we became friends almost instantly... Which was nice, because I hadn't had a really close friend in a while. She was my age and had mousy brown hair. It was lighter on the ends. She always seemed to be smiling and have something to say, not as much as Nudge of course, but her voice was cheery enough that it didn't matter. Six days before she moved in was the last day of school so I was aching for the boredom of summer to go away, so when she moved in I was really ready for something to do and someone to hang out with.
"Max?" She called loudly, getting lost in my house again, I supposed.
"Yeah, Sadie?" I shouted back.
"Your sister..." She began.
"What about my sister?" I called while entering the same room.
"Her water just broke." Sadie's cheeks flushed and I felt myself begin to panic.
"What... What do we do? Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god." I sat down and started hyperventilating. My mother was away on a trip to give a speech to nurses in study.
I watched as Sadie helped Ella up and I followed the two as they got into the car.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! What do we do?!" I was shrieking.
"Mind if I take the keys?" Sadie asked.
"Go ahead." I handed them to her.
"Thank you."
Sadie got in the front seat and I climbed into the back while Ella sat shotgun.
"Aren't you early, Ella? Isn't this a month too soon?" I freaked out even more. 'If this is how I am for Ella's pregnancy I can't imagine what I'll be like for mine. I mean what it would be like... I wouldn't ever have kids... Would I? Why am I thinking about this now?...' I thought.
"Max, calm down. We're driving her to the hospital, just don't worry too much." Sadie called back to me from the front seat.
"Worry too much? I'm not worrying. Why didn't you call an ambulance? We need to get there now! The baby could be suffocating inside those skinny jeans!" I screamed.
"I'M WEARING A DRESS SHIT HEAD. CALM DOWN!" Ella began to scream.
"Ella, I realize you're going into a hormonal rage of anger and spite, but could you please. not. yell. at. me?!" I responded.
We reached the hospital and Sadie checked in Ella. While she was getting information from me to right down on the check in sheet she kept making comments about this movie she saw one time that reminded her of the relationship between Ella and me.
"I just find it so funny you two are so alike in so many-."
"No offense, Sadie, but now is not the time."
"Sorry," She blushed and looked at her shoes. She seemed so timid when I met her... I'm hoping she won't be like that again.
"Ella Martinez?" A nurse called and lead us and Ella to a hospital room.
"Why is her last name Martinez and your's Ride?" Sadie asked.
"Long story that... totally didn't involve me putting on a cape and screaming, 'Maximum Ride to the rescue!' from the ages of six to eleven. Its not legally my last name, but people called me it so much it stuck."
"I know its all fun and games to think back to the times when you were young and innocent..." Ella smiled and then glared at me, "But if you don't mind... I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO PUSH A CHILD OUT OF ME!"
Sadie and I ran over to either side of her and gripped her hands. I could feel her pulse quick and hard in her hand.
"Push!" The nurse said, "Keep pushing."
"LADY, I'M TRYING!" Ella shouted.
"I see the head." Smiled the nurse, beginning to cradle the head of an infant.
"Keep pushing!" She continued to say.
"I. HATE. YOU." Ella screamed.
"Ella, oh my God. That's rude." I muttered.
"Don't worry I get that a lot." Said the nurse.
"Okay thenn." I responded.
Finally the nurse held up the baby, and Ella sighed relief. I fell back into the hospital chair and felt myself fall asleep, all while Sadie was talking to Ella.
