Life After Nevermore

by KarleeRay

The Flock has just survived an apocolypse, something they were created to do. Now, they live their lives in an underground city. What happens when enhanced people have become the norm? What happens when Max and the flock get to finally live like human beings? Note: the story picks up right where Nevermore leaves off. FAX. FAX. FAX. Some Eggy. Please read! Better than the summary!

8. Chapter 8

This chapter is SUPER short…So sorry….I was feeling a loss of inspiration. Please Review!

KarleeRay

I walk into the cafeteria with Carter and Trent ten minutes late to lunch. We have fifth period together and our teacher asked for some help hanging some of her posters on the wall.

"You guys wanna sit with me?" I ask. "My friends won't mind."

"Well if you insist," Trent jokes and Carter nods. I give Trent a playful punch to the arm and then scan the lunch room.

"Max!" Nudge yells, waving to me. "Over here!"

"There they are," I mutter and beeline towards them. Carter and Trent trail behind me, uncertain.

When we reach the table where the flock is sitting, I turn and introduce my news friends. "Guys this is Carter and Trent. Carter and Trent, this is the flock plus my sister Ella and four girls that I have never seen before."

I sit down beside Fang who is staring quietly at Trent. There's nothing hateful in his gaze. He seems mostly just curious. Silently, I loop my ankle around his under the table and he breaks his gaze away from Trent.

I glance up to see Carter and Trent just standing there uncomfortably.

"Go on," I laugh. "Sit down. We don't bite."

"That's not what I heard," Trent says, coming back into himself and sitting down.

"Well I guess that's just a risk that you're going to have to take," I tell him and he grins.

"Anything for you Max," He says goofily and I feel my cheeks heat up. He's only kidding, but I don't want Fang to hate Trent because he thinks that Trent likes me.

An awkward silence follows, and I spy Trent staring at mine and Fang's legs tangled together under the table.

"Oh hey Max! I want to introduce you to my new friends!" Nudge trills. She points to the four girls sitting with her. "This is Allie, Chantal, Chris, and Tatum."

I nod my greeting and then turn to Fang. "What's in the lunch line? I'm starving!"

"Here…. I got you some already." He grabs two loaded trays of food that I completely failed to see and sets them in front of me.

I smile. "Thanks."

I survey the food on the trays and then quickly dig in deciding that I've never been a picky eater and now is not a time to start being one.