POW! A loud cracking sound ripples across the room, the sound of Noah's nose cracking from impact, then silence follows soon after, processing what happened.
"What.. the.. FUCK! You actually hit me!" he says, shocked from the pain and sudden whiplash from her punch. -Duh, why else would it look like that?- Maxine's friend, Himiko, and Maxwell are still in shock from witnessing something excruciatingly bloody.
"What the fuck is wrong with you? I'll beat your ass!" says Jenna, puffing out her chest to intimidate her, failing miserably and faltering under the stare of Maxine like a kicked puppy.
-What a scaredy cat,- thought Noah. -shit, I got a go- Maxine squirmed. "Let's get out of here. I don't want to deal with them right now," she says, trying to play cool.
I can never get used to how strong she is, but still, I can't keep going through this. I wonder if Maxine will be okay with moving again. Maxine and Himiko are chatting up a storm about the food they're going to get from the school pantry.
"Hey Maxine, I'm going to leave early. Are you gonna be alright?" he says in a nervous sweat, worried about her answer. "Huh? Sure, go ahead. I have Himiko with me." "Let's go, let's go." Himiko jumps up and down like a child.
I run off, happy to leave earlier than usual. Jenna and Noah look over, not looking away from Max as he skips, as if nothing in the world mattered, watching him closely, their expressions wearing hauntingly long, curvy smiles as they appear to be hunting for prey.
I head home mumbling to myself about how im going to convince my grandma to move again.
"HEY! You just HAD to get your little sister on us, didn't you!? I mean, I knew you were a coward, but come on, your own sister?" I turn around to notice that both Jenna and Noah have been following me.
"Were the same age, dumbass!" I frown, pulling away from them. "Who gives a shit if she's only a minute younger? She's still younger, and she's a girl. How can you send a girl to do your dirty work?" he says, grabbing his sides from laughter, making Jenna snicker along with him.
He quickly stops laughing like as if he was faking his laughter. His eyes turn dark as he looks up at me, still hunching over and holding himself. He leaps up quicker than light and punches me square in the face, cracking my glasses. The impact is so blunt that I fall flat on my back.
Noah hunches over my body as he grabs at my face, "Who the hell do you think you are! You think you're so high and mighty, sending your own sister to do your dirty work," Jenna chimes in, "And you made us look like complete fools, and for what, to make yourself feel good?HUH?!"
She says, looking down at my limp body with disgust as if looking at a piece of gum under her shoe. -But aren't you guys doing the same thing? Making me look like a fool to make yourselves feel good- I think to myself, too much of a coward to say it out loud.
"Did you really think we were just gonna let you walk off after doing that?" she says, showing genuine curiosity, waiting for my answer. I don't answer, I don't want to answer. Noah buds in, interrupting her, "You thought you were so damn smart, didn't you?" he continues hitting me, not paying attention to his surroundings
*cling cling cling* Jenna perks up from the sound of keys rattling. "Noah, let's get out of here. Someone's coming." They run off, falling over one another, but making it out in one piece.
The person stops i see a silver glow and then- oh its just jemma. Jemma walks towards me swaying her knee length pony tails giddy with a wide cheeky grin he cheeks pierced by silver piercings. she stops in her tracks observing my face. "What the hell happened to your face max?"
"Nothing just noah and his little fly" i stand dusting myself off. "Eek your so fucking sassy max i love it!" she says smiling wide pussing her chest proud of her influence on me.
"What are you talking about im not sassy in the slightest anyways i gotta go talk to you soon" I say walking off ignoring her. "Whatever byeeee love you ill see you soon! And get some bandaids to cover that gross thing up ew" she sticks out her tongue in a teasing way.
I continue walking ignoring her teasing making it to the convinece store i notice a homeless lady with dark pink hair with light grey streaks. I ask her "hello miss do you want or need anything to drink or eat? I dont mind buying anything-" she interrupts me quickly her drooling like a rabid dog. "YES PLEASE IM STARVING!" she grabs my leg begging "alright i'll be right back"
I head inside the store grabbing band aids ointment and a burger i head to the counter putting my stuff down the lady scans the items tell me the amount i owe. "Fourteen dollars and eighty sense" she says with a smile.
I check my wallet to notice i only have enough to buy the burger, "Ill just get the burger" she nods, I put back the rest of the items only leaving the burger. I walk out with the bag giving it to her she loks up at me in shock surprised i came back.
'You actually came back and got me something? Well i mean of course you'd come how couldnt you" she snatches the food from my hand smushing it inside her face as quickly as possible fearing it'd grow legs and run away.
"So how did you end up here?" she looks at me confused raising a brow from confusion. "You really dont know? HAH! No wonder you gave me food!" she laughs like ive said the most stupidest thing in the world.
"It's simple really i was kicking out of my sisters place cause i dont want to work and refused to move out on my own so she kicked me out." she licks her fingers like it was a five star meal instead of a gas station burger without a care in the world.
- wow what a loser whyd i waist my money on someone that refuses to get better- i think to myself annoyed with my desicion. "Now tell me how you got them bruises and why your glasses are cracked to high hell"
"I got beat up thats all there is to it really" i say sitting next to her. "Yell we no shit sherlock WHY did you get beat up is it cause you did something or were they just being an ass"
"Well i don't think i did anything wrong he said something about me "ignoring him" im not really sure." i say looking down at my feet ashamed of the reason why.
"HAHA WHAT IS HE A TOXIC EX HA!" she laughs spit and food flying out of her mouth. "Ha i never really thought of it like that?" I lean back putting my arms behind my back thinking abut the similarities "well whoever has to deal with him better be ready for their bull shit!" she snickers.
" so what are you gonna do to stop getting your ass beat" she wipes her mouth finishing her food waiting for my answer. "Running away like usual" she looks at me annoyed by my answer.
"And how has this worked for you so far? How is that gonna work if thats the reason you got your shit rocked in the first place?" i stop and stare in shock by her bluntness.
"Well its not like i know how to fight! I'll just run far enough so he wont be able to find me i just dont want to deal with to be honest." she smirks "WOW and you had the nerve to call ME a loser"
I stare at her in fear worrying if i had said that out loud i think to myself -I never said that outloud i only thought that how the hell does she know- "Well im out of here" she says standing up and walking off.
"Huh what do you mean where are you going" i say confused following after her. "Just because im homeless doesnt mean i have nothing to do. You think every homeless person can just sit and talk to you all day" she waits for my response "well~ kind of" she rolls her eyes "Wow well your wrong see ya."
"Wait arent you gonna give me some sort of amazing advice?" i plead begging her to help me with my problem. She looks at me confused lifting a brow at my words
"the hell? are you serious i think a bumb is the last person you want advice from. But sure i'll give you some advice." she adjust her self ready tell her me a bomb shell of knowledge.
"Never be to scared to defend yourself. Think before you act cause if you dont it could ruin your entire life! Again dont be a coward runnig away from everything mojaratyt of the time is not gonna help you."
she smiles satisfide with what she said. -are you fucking kidding me that it. Thats the msot basic thing in the world anyone couldve gave me that advice.- i sigh unfulfilled with her answer she notices and sighs rubbing the back of her head awkwardly.
"Hey look heres something you can write in if you need. You can write the things you want to change about yourself and figure out way to reach your goals that usual works for me." she says awkwardly but a little more confident in her reply.
"Does this actually work?" I grab the book looking through each page observing every thing about it from the red cover leather cover and the bright white pages as if it was brand new. "Of course it does i do it whenever i need a little motivation dont worry i have another one your not taking my only one see later." she chuckles walking off into the distance.