Maxine Mathews came into Lucas's life without warning but it was the best thing to ever happen to him. She showed him what love is supposed to look like and what he had been missing. For a while, he thought he had feelings for Riley but when Maxine...
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my hands are shaking
Lucas's pov // Abigail Adams High, hallway
(a/n: read the first part of "If the World Was Ending" if you want to know what happened to Maxine-- that is if you haven't already.)
I am currently looking at my phone, trying to get Maxine to respond. Why won't she answer?
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She always answers me and if she doesn't, she explains why she didn't answer... I feel sick with worry. Where is she?
As if reading my thoughts Farkle says, "Stop fidgeting so much."
"I'm sorry. It's just, where's Maxine?"
"She's right there," he says pointing to a bench near some lockers... I swiftly walk over to her and sit down.
"Maxine?"
"Lucas, hey," she says laying her head on my shoulder... Today she is wearing her hair down and she's wearing glasses (?). I've never seen her wear glasses before. I'm not saying she looks terrible in them, it's just weird.
"Are you ok?"
"Totally."
"Maxine," I say, giving her a pointed look.
"Fine, I have a concussion..."
"What?!" I whisper yell because I know loud noises will only make her head hurt worse and I don't want to be the one who does that to her. I look at her while holding her face in my hands and ask, "Who did this to you?" I also notice the hand-shaped mark on her face.
"Riley..."
"I'll be right back." Before she can say anything I walk over to Riley with determination in my steps.
"Hey, Lucas," she says with a smile on her face-- almost flirtatiously. Gross.
"Why the hell would you give your sister a concussion?"
"Let me explain," she says, having the audacity to look guilty.
"I can't wait to hear this." By now Farkle, Smackle, Maya, and Zay walk over, standing behind me.
"Well, um, she came into my room and kept saying these awful things to me... then she got really angry and tried to hit me, so I pushed her in self-defense. It's not my fault she fell against my bed. She's probably lying about having a concussion though. She always lies." Once she finishes, Maya pins her against the lockers.
"How dare you hurt my best friend?! How dare you call her a liar?! You're the liar! It wasn't self-defense... You hit her, didn't you?"
"Peaches..." Riley has tears in her eyes. Unbelievable.
"Don't. Call. Me. That," Maya says, getting angrier by the second. I pull her off of Riley and pick her up. She kicks her legs and squirms, trying to get out of my grasp-- which doesn't work by the way... "Let me go! She doesn't get to get away with this! Not again!"
"I know and she won't. Maya, you need to calm down." By this point Farkle, Smackle, and Zay walk over to Maxine as to not draw more attention to the situation at hand.
"Fine, but put me down," she says. I do as I'm told and let her go which was a mistake because she lunges at Riley, making me grab her around the waist once again. Riley looks terrified-- as she should. Maya may be short but she can be scary when she wants to be...
"Are you ok now?"
"Yeah, let me go. I'm gonna go see Max," she says, walking away once I let her go.
"Lucas..."
"Don't talk to me, Riley," I say, walking off to join my friends. My real friends. I want to always be there for Maxine. I will always be there for her. Even if the world was ending...
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a/n: I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! I know it was short without Maxine's pov but as I've said, this story is mainly in Lucas's pov. Please vote and comment!
