Max hesitated, but she was the one who had asked Bodhi for his help. "Yeah you better not let me drown," she mumbled as she gave him her hand.
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Max stopped her knees from shaking and took a deep breath. She avoided looking directly into the water. Not being able to see the bottom made her nervous. "Um... yeah. Of course I'm coming." Still she didn't move.
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Nami frowned at Lucien and crossed her arms. "Are you the one who killed today's sun? I'll have no know mother nature does not appreciate being manipulated like that," she scolded.
... Yes? Wait, did Max hear him right? He said yes! She stopped herself from leaping up in joy, but she wanted to kiss his feet. "Thank you so much," she told him. "Sincerely... Wait! Don't leave me here!" She called out to him as he started running in. Did he forget she didn't know how to...
Max frowned at Bodhi and looked again at the time. "If I stay will you teach me how to swim?" Carl would be so mad, but if she could learn to be in the water, she would take the chance. She hadn't wanted to ask. She hated asking for favors, and she knew Bodhi was desperate to surf, but she was...
Nami smiled. "I'm Naomi, but call me Nami. Sorry for jumping to conclusions. I'm afraid I might have been misinformed." She glanced over at the bird that had just landed on her shoulder. "What an interesting group," she said with a giggle as she watched Skye play with Lucien's feathers and...
(Ahhh!!! I'm late!)
Nami lay in the soft grass of a clearing in the woods. The animals had led her there, their secret place, and the critters scattered around her, nibbling her here and there. She giggled and let a squirrel hop onto her arms. "That tickles." The furry creature looked at her...
Max smirked. "You just carry around your surf board and swim trunks around? I hope you know that Carl is going to kill you for getting distracted."
She checked the time on her phone. School would start in 20 minutes. She wondered whether she should go.
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Max shrugged and made herself comfortable on one of the rocks. She dipped her feet in the shallow end of the lake and watched the fish swim away. She wasn't too offended. In fact, she carried the same philosophy. "Or just float," she responded. She wasn't a very good swimmer. Drowning was one of...
"You just don't trust me at all," Max said with disappointed. "Relax... and put the knife away. We're almost there, and you're going to stab yourself if you fall."
Moments later, the two cleared the trees and were standing against rocks by a sparkling lake. The sun was hitting the small waves...
Max raised questioning brow at him, "I'm making no promises." The car reached the end of the trail, and the two were surrounded by the woods. Already, Max felt like she could breathe better, and she hopped out of the car. "It's only 5 minutes away from here. We should make it back in time for...
Max gave Bodhi a quick smile. "Tell you what, I'm going to show you a secret. Take a left here. Once you hit the trees, don't worry about the speed limit." She knew that'd make him happy.
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Max shrugged and looked down at her hands. Her fingernails were getting long, and she needed to trim them. Some still had blood on them from when she clawed her own palm.
"Opposite of you, I guess." She looked up at him. "I can't stop thinking about what's happening, and I wanted to get away...
Max followed Bodhi to the car and buckled herself in, grateful for the ride. She wondered what he was always mumbling about, but thought better than to ask. Her sweat and blood and tears at training was only possible because she clung on to her brother, at home and waiting. She suspected Russia...
Good 'ol Bodhi with his jokes, always lightening up the mood. Max wondered how it would be if they lost another. Who would be next? What if it was Bodhi or Scout? The group would never laugh again. She shook those thoughts out of her mind.
"Yes by when I meant now," Max looked at Bodhi. "You...
Max clenched her fist tight, so tight her nails bit into her palm. She knew Edward was right, so she argued the matter no further and hoped Carl would put Scout's talent to good use. She was tired of sitting around, waiting or the ball to drop. Her patience grew thinner everyday.
Max knew the...
Max could feel the fury in her veins as she began to throw harder punches. Another one of them... gone. Just like that. She wanted to scream in frustration. With one last kick, she yelped in anger and collapsed onto the mat panting. The belt of the weights around her ankles were cutting in her...