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"Max! Come on man, you gotta get out there!"
"Not without El."
"Forget about El! She hurt you, she's a bitch!"
"Do not call her a bitch!"
"I'll call her whatever I want!"
"No you fucking won't. I will fucking break that stupid head of yours open Micheal!"
"Jesus Max!"
"I still love her."
"I know sis, I know but you gotta let her go. She cheated on you!"
"Mike pl-"
"Here I know this girl, she's really sweet."
"What's her name?"
"Maggie Lovel."
"French?"
"Yeah!"
"Mike I-"
"Too late! You have a date with her tonight. Let's go get you dolled up!"
Mike grabbed his sister's hand, pulling her towards her closet. He pulled out silver heeled boots, red pants, white tank top, and a black leather jacket that suspiciously looks a lot like Billy's. "Go change! Hurry up!"
Max rolled her eyes as she walked into the bathroom. She stared at herself in the mirror. Black circles lined under her eyes. Max sighed, getting out foundation and covering her beautiful freckles that El loved to count. She slowly got out of her comfy clothes, her fingers lightly brushing over all the places El use to touch her. Mike softly knocked on the door, "you okay?"
"Yeah!"
"Come out!"
Max sighed, walking out of the bathroom. Mike smiled at her. He gave her a little clap as he grabbed her hand and twirled her. "Oh I'm the best!"
"Mike I just wanna sleep!"
"No no, come on she should be here soon."
"But she isn't El!"
"She's ten times better."
"No one could be better than El."
"The Wheeler twins getting their heart broken by El Hopper!"
"The Wheeler twins? We're not-"
"Shhh! Let me dream!"
There was a soft knock on the door. Mike straightened out Max's hair before going to open the door. A brunette girl stood there holding flowers.
El never brought me flowers.
"Hi Mike!"
"Hey Mags, Max's in here. Come in." He stepped aside allowing the girl to come in. Max stared in shock. She was pretty. Really pretty. But she just wasn't El!
"Hi Max, these are for you." The pretty brunette handed Max the bouquet of flowers. She giggled, tucking one behind her ear. Maggie smiled at the girl. "Thank you! Oh I didn't-"
"Oh no it's okay, you ready to go?"
"Bye Mike!"
"Buh-bye girls."
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Maggie wasn't El. Maggie held the car door open for her, Maggie opened the door to the restaurant for her, Maggie pulled out the chair for her. She was great! But she wasn't El.
"See anything you like?"
Max looked down at the menu. No chocolate milk. El would've taken her somewhere that had chocolate milk!
"Oh um-"
"You can't drink right?"
"No not yet."
"Well, there's this drink I use to get as a kid. Shirley temple after well Shirley temple. It's a cherry flavor."
Max didn't like cherries, but she'd try it. Mike would've told her to try new things.
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"Thank you for tonight, Maggie. It was really nice."
"Of course honey, if you ever need to reach me ask Mike for my number."
Max nodded, smiling. She got on her tip-toes and planted a kiss on Maggie's cheek. She pulled away and realized who it was. She quickly said her goodnight and went back into the dorm room.
It wasn't El.
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