Broken
Song: Jar of Hearts or Rolling in the Deep
Max
There he is. Fang - warrior, best friend, soulmate. But that was all in the past. Now he had Maya, my clone. Good enough for him, apparently. All the words spoken between us...now worthless. When he left, he took my will to love, and my love itself. I wanted to much to go back to what we had been. And now that he's in front of me; he's not the Fang that I love. He stands - stiff, cold, without feeling. Maya beside him holds his hand in a white-knuckled grip. I - I can't take this. I turn sharply, snap out my wings and run in the opposite direction. A quick jump, and I'm airborne, biting my lip - hard- to keep a scream in. Maybe I won't come back; the pain of seeing him again...
Fang
As soon as she sees Maya holding my hand, she turns away and runs. Her beatiful, powerful wings lift her into the sky. I want so much, too much, to drop Maya's hand and run to my Maximum. If only Max knew that Maya was nothing like her. Max was a strong leader; Maya was an indesisive wimp. Max had loved me, and me, her, with every fiber of her being. Maya didn't love me at all. The thing about clones? They can't love. Maximum Ride left a hole in my heart that no one else could fill. And now that I'm back, maybe she'll...no.
Max
I'm pitiful. I can't scream, cry, or even talk. I stand in the air, alone until I feel a flamiliar hand slip into mine.
"Max." Fang says, a whisper. Despite my arising emotions, I am silent.
"Maya...she can't ever replace you." he states.
"But Dylan can replace you." I snap, anger seeping through. I snatch my hand from his, and fly towards sanity.
No, he can't. Voice retortes.
"You think that I don't know that? No one can ever replace him. But being broken again...not an option!" I scream in response.
Fang
She replaced me. Maybe...maybe I deserve it.
"No matter what, I'll love you, Maximum." I whisper into the air. "You broke my heart as I did yours. I'm sorry. So sorry." I whisper, tears dropping.
Be honest... who listens to the song while reading? It really adds to the chapter. Here's two lines from random song sthat describe the feelings portrayed in this chapter.
"We could have had it all..." (for Max)
"You lost the love I loved the most." (for Fang)
Sylvanna