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Chapter 3
Fang's POV
7 years ago I moved to California with my parents because my dad got a high paying job. I had to leave everything and all my friends behind. California was ok but I missed Arizona. 3 months ago my mom divorced my dad cause he went a little work crazy and was like a mad scientist. She didn't like California so much either so we moved back to Arizona with my little sister and even were able to buy our old house back.

I was most excited about getting to see my old best friend Max, I had missed her so much. I never was able to one back and visit because my dad would never leave and I was busy with school all the time.

When we pulled up to our new old house it looked really similar. My mom had most of our stuff already moved in so my room was all ready for me. I hopped out of the car and walked into the house, it was a simple two story painted nicely and furnished well.

I walked upstairs to my room and opened the door happy to see my mom had stuck to my requests and everything was black or gray. Lots of people call me emo but just because I only wear black doesn't mean that I am. Like yeah I enjoy some of the music but I'm not all eyeliner and depressed.

I plopped down on my bed and shut my eyes. Everything felt familiar and yet foreign at the same time.

"Fang help unpack!" I heard my mom call up to me. I opened my eyes and dragged myself downstairs.

A couple of hours later we finished unpacking. I headed upstairs to my room and started blasting my music. I kept thinking about Max. I missed her so much. I looked through my window to Max's and saw the blinds pulled down and the lights off. It didn't look like anyone was home.

Eventually my mom pushed me outside to go "make friends". I walked up to the park a block away where Max and I used to play at. I sat down on a bench nearby and let memories flood my mind.

I was deep in thought when suddenly I heard someone call my name.

"Fang? Fang Walker?" someone in front of me asked.

I looked up to see a boy with curly hair about my age. He looked familiar and assumed I went to elementary school with him but I couldn't remember his name. He seemed to notice the look of confusion on my face and answered my question.

"I'm Sam. I think we went to the same elementary school." he said.

"Yeah," I remembered he and I hung out with the same people but that didn't make us friends.

"You are Fang right?"

I nodded.

"Cool! When'd you move back?" he asked.

"Today."

"Wow pretty recently. Hey there's a concert tonight at a club and a lot of kids from school go to. Most of them will probably remember you, it'd be a cool way to see everybody again. The band that plays is a school band and it's a lot of fun, want to come?" Sam said.

"Sure, what time?" I replied.

"Around now, I can drive. Your parents cool with it?"

"Yeah I'll shoot them a text."

"Okay let's go!" he said enthusiastically.

I followed him to a car that looked like his grandma gave it to him. We got in and Sam filled me in on most of the gossip I'd missed the last 7 years. I tuned most of it out but did catch that Max recently broke up with her bf.

We pulled up to the club and it looked pretty busy already. As we walked in I could see everyone looking at me and whispering about me. Sam brought me over to a group of kids who I vaguely remember. I kept looking around for Max, Iggy, Nudge, Ella, or Gazzy but couldn't find them anywhere.

I turned to Sam and asked who was in the band we were gonna see.

"Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Ella, and Max. Their called Maximum Ride." he responded casually.

Right as the shock set in about the band the lights dimmed and the they came onstage.

Max strode out confidently, grabbed the mic, and immediately started in on their first song.