Chapter 16
(Fang's P.O.V)
I couldn't believe,- no wait, I could believe it. Of course Dylan would tell her something like that. I don't know why I was surprised.
When Max asked about Chasidy, I was stunned. I wondered how she could have possibly known of Chasidy. When I asked her how she knew about Chasidy, I was shocked when she cowered. Then I remembered, 'She was almost raped. She's still vulnerable.' So I soften my tone and asked her again. When she told me what Dylan said, I laughed.
"Of course Dylan would say that," I said.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Chasidy was my girlfriend," I told her.
"Whaaat?" she asked. I told her the whole story between sips of hot chocolate.
"Oh, my gosh, Fang," she said when I finished. "I'm so sorry."
I shrugged. I felt the tears pricking the back of my eyes. I couldn't cry. Not yet. Maybe when Max was asleep.
"Wait," Max said. She had been drinking her hot chocolate. "Dylan lied to me," her voice was low. "He lied to me and then tried to have sex with me." Her voice was shaking. No, it wasn't her voice, she was shaking. Tears flooded her eyes. She kept clenching and unclenching her fists, as if she so desperately wanted to hit someone. "He lied to me," she whispered over and over as she cried. I pulled her into me reflexively and she turned her face into my shoulder and sobbed quiet, heart-wrenching sobs until she felt asleep.
I carried Max up to my room, and lay her on the bed. I then took a new sketch book, grabbed my colored pencils, sat in the chairs opposite to Max and began to sketch.
I sketch Chasidy and Max together with wings overlapping as the tears came. The tears fell hot and fast. But it was worth it. It had felt good to tell Max. then I drew Max. I drew her the way she looked right then.
Peaceful. Serene. At ease. I drew Max both in colour, and black and white before I fell asleep.